Definition of Tardigrade. Meaning of Tardigrade. Synonyms of Tardigrade

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Definition of Tardigrade

Tardigrade
Tardigrade Tar"di*grade, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Tardigrada.
Tardigrade
Tardigrade Tar"di*grade, a. [L. tardigradus; tardus slow + gradi to step: cf. F. tardigrade.] 1. Moving or stepping slowly; slow-paced. [R.] --G. Eliot. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Tardigrada.

Meaning of Tardigrade from wikipedia

- Tardigrades (/ˈtɑːrdɪɡreɪdz/ ), known colloquially as water bears or moss piglets, are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals. They were first...
- The use of tardigrades in space, first proposed in 1964 because of their extreme tolerance to radiation, began in 2007 with the FOTON-M3 mission in low...
- agreed upon, but the position of tardigrades is more controversial. Some phylogenomic studies have found tardigrades to be more closely related to nematodes...
- Hypsibius dujardini sensu lato is a species complex of tardigrade in the class Eutardigrada. A member of this complex, Hypsibius exemplaris, is widely...
- From the early 19th century, tardigrades' environmental tolerance has been a noted feature of the group. The animals are able to survive extremes of temperature...
- Tardigrade Records, with Moth Records as an imprint. In 2015, he included "Tardigrade Song" on his EP Pelicans We, imagining himself as a tardigrade....
- Tardigrade specific proteins are types of intrinsically disordered proteins specific to tardigrades. These proteins help tardigrades survive desiccation...
- Parachela is an order of tardigrades in the class Eutardigrada. Members of this order have existed for at least 72 million years, up to the present. The...
- Beorn is an extinct genus of tardigrade and the first known fossil tardigrade, discocered in Late Cretaceous amber from Manitoba, Canada. The genus contains...
- Milnesium tardigradum is a cosmopolitan species of tardigrade that can be found in a diverse range of environments. It has also been found in the sea around...