Japanese

Noun

緩歩動物 ‎(hiragana かんぽどうぶつ, romaji kanpo dōbutsu, historical hiragana くわんぽどうぶつ)

1. a tardigrade; a water bear

Synonyms

• クマムシ ‎(kumamushi)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9