tardigrade Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an arthropod of the division Tardigrada

WordNet

Tar"di*grade adjective
Etymology
L. tardigradus; tardus slow + gradi to step: cf. F. tardigrade.
Definitions
  1. Moving or stepping slowly; slow-paced. R. G. Eliot.
  2. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Tardigrada.
Tar"di*grade noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of the Tardigrada.

Webster 1913