tardigrade
pronunciation
How to pronounce tardigrade in British English:
UK ['tɑ:dɪgreɪd]
How to pronounce tardigrade in American English:
US ['tɑdəˌgreɪd]
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- Noun:
- an arthropod of the division Tardigrada
Word Origin
- tardigrade (adj.)
- 1620s, "slow-going, slow-moving," from French tardigrade (17c.), from Latin tardigradus "slow-paced," from tardus "slow" (see tardy) + gradi "to walk, go, step" (see grade (n.)).
Example
- 1. Unfortunately , multiple photos exist of the tardigrade .
- 2. We had never heard of a tardigrade , but supposedly it 's one of the most resilient microscopic swamp-dwelling invertebrates and the inspiration for this private residence .
- 3. For instance , the minute tardigrade , also known as the water bear and which lives in mosses and other places , is said to be capable of surviving in the severest environments -- extreme aridity , temperature fluctuations of several hundred degrees , vacuums , strong radiation , and even outer space .