| English noun: class Tardigrada | |||
| 1. | class 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 | Tardigrada | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | class | ||
| Member holonym | tardigrade | ||
| Member meronym | Arthropoda, phylum Arthropoda | ||