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Meanings of water bears in English

Russian
tardigrada
Portuguese
tardigrada
Catalan
tardigrada
Spanish
tardigrada
Wikidata

Phylum of animals, also known as water bears.

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        tardigrada
        Usage of water bears in English
        1
        So researchers looked closely at the genes that turned on as water bears dried out.
        Wired
        2
        Here almost every product of the land and water bears the unmistakable stamp of the American continent.
        The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
        3
        Adult tardigrades, also known as water bears, thrive in wet conditions and eat algae, bacteria or single-celled animals.
        Wired
        4
        Here almost every product of the land and of the water bears the unmistakable stamp of the American continent.
        The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection / Or, the Pr...
        5
        They are commonly known as " water bears".
        BBC
        6
        The black water bears a greenish-brown floating scum, which for ever bubbles up from the putrid mud of the bottom.
        After London; Or, Wild England
        7
        The color of the water bears witness to this, as it is much the muddiest that I have ever seen.
        Klondyke Nuggets / A Brief Description of the Great Gold Regions...
        8
        It also, in a nod to super science nerds, features tardigrades, the microscopic " water bears" that look like pill bugs in khakis.
        Wired
        9
        Water bears also can tolerate pressures six times that of the deepest oceans.
        Wired
        Translations for water bears
        Portuguese
        tardigrada