water bear
English
Two water bears
Etymology
Calque of German Wasserbär, used to describe these animals by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773.
Noun
water bear (plural water bears)
- (zoology) A member of the animal phylum Tardigrada.
Synonyms
- moss piglet
- pudgy wudgy
- space bear
- tardigrade
Translations
A member of the phylum Tardigrada
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