English noun: Tardigrada | |||
1. | Tardigrada (animal) in some classifications considered a separate phylum: microscopic arachnid-like invertebrates living in water or damp moss having 4 pairs of legs and instead of a mouth a pair of stylets or needlelike piercing organs connected with the pharynx | ||
Synonyms | class Tardigrada | ||
Broader (hypernym) | class | ||
Member holonym | tardigrade | ||
Member meronym | Arthropoda, phylum Arthropoda | ||