Category:Tardigrada

Tar`di*gra"da, n. pl. Etym: [nl. See tardigrade, a.]

1. (zoöl.)

Defn: a tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for The slowness of their movements when on the ground. See sloth, 3.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: an order of minute aquatic arachnids; -- called also bear Animalcules, sloth animalcules, and water bears.