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Webster 1913 Edition
Tardigrada
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1.
(Zool.)
A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See
Sloth
, 3. 2.
(Zool.)
An order of minute aquatic arachnids; – called also
bear animalcules
, sloth animalcules
, and water bears
.