Sekirov Dictionary

tardigrade

/ˈtɑɹdɪˌɡɹeɪd/

noun 2
adjective 1
forms 3

noun2

A member of the animal phylum Tardigrada.
(no longer used) A sloth, a neotropical mammal of suborder Folivora (syn. Tardigrada).

adjective1

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Sluggish; moving slowly.
- Each tendril ending in a perfect claw, / Obeys the whole routine of Nature's law; / Transforms each sinus to a sylvan shade, / Though p'rhaps its force is rather tardigrade. — 1850

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tardigrades · more tardigrade · most tardigrade

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