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Meanings of Tardigrada in English
Phylum of animals, also known as water bears.
Related terms
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.
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Examples for "moss piglets"
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So researchers looked closely at the genes that turned on as water bears dried out.
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Here almost every product of the land and water bears the unmistakable stamp of the American continent.
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Adult tardigrades, also known as water bears, thrive in wet conditions and eat algae, bacteria or single-celled animals.
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Here almost every product of the land and of the water bears the unmistakable stamp of the American continent.
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They are commonly known as " water bears".
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The two wells from which, we got our water bear about S.S.E.
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One of my favorite creatures is Otto the water bear.
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Great news for the hardy little water bear, and potentially even better news for humanity.
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That didn't jibe with the water bear's uncanny toughness.
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Known in some countries as a water bear.
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