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==English==
==English==
{{wikipedia|Tardigrade}}
[[Image:Hypsibiusdujardini.jpg|thumb|Two water bears]]
[[Image:Hypsibiusdujardini.jpg|thumb|Two water bears]]


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{calque|en|de|Wasserbär}}, used to describe these animals by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773. Equivalent to {{com|en|water|bear}}.
{{calque|en|de|Wasserbär}}, used to describe these animals by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773. Equivalent to {{com|en|water|bear}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-water bear.wav|a=US}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
{{en-noun}}


# {{lb|en|zoology}} A member of the [[animal]] [[phylum]] {{taxlink|Tardigrada}}.
# {{lb|en|zoology}} A member of the [[animal]] [[phylum]] {{taxfmt|Tardigrada|phylum}}.
#: {{syn|en|moss piglet|pudgy wudgy|space bear|tardigrade}}

====Synonyms====
* {{l|en|moss piglet}}
* {{l|en|pudgy wudgy}}
* {{l|en|space bear}}
* {{l|en|tardigrade}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
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* Spanish: {{t|es|oso de agua|m}}, {{t+|es|tardígrado|m}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|oso de agua|m}}, {{t+|es|tardígrado|m}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kidudu-dubu|c5|c6}}
* Swahili: {{t|sw|kidudu-dubu|c5|c6}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|björndjur|n}}, {{t|sv|trögkrypa|c}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|björndjur|n}}, {{t|sv|trögkrypare|c}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|tardigrado}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|tardigrado}}
* Tatar: {{t|tt|әкрен йөрүче}}
* Tatar: {{t|tt|әкрен йөрүче}}
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===References===
[[Category:en:Animals]]
* {{pedia}}
* {{specieslite|Tardigrada}}
* {{comcatlite|Tardigrada}}

{{C|en|Animals}}

Latest revision as of 11:58, 27 September 2024

English

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Two water bears

Etymology

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Calque of German Wasserbär, used to describe these animals by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773. Equivalent to water +‎ bear.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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water bear (plural water bears)

  1. (zoology) A member of the animal phylum Tardigrada.
    Synonyms: moss piglet, pudgy wudgy, space bear, tardigrade

Translations

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References

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