Associations to the word «Tardigrada»

TARDIGRADA, proper noun. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Animalia   — the tardigrades.

TARDIGRADA, noun. In some classifications considered a separate phylum: microscopic arachnid-like invertebrates living in water or damp moss having 4 pairs of legs and instead of a mouth a pair of stylets or needlelike piercing organs connected with the pharynx.