请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 tardigrade
释义
tar·di·grade (tärdĭ-grād)
n.
Any of various slow-moving, microscopic invertebrates of the phylum Tardigrada that have four body segments, eight legs, and a chitinous cuticle, inhabit aquatic or moist terrestrial environments, and can withstand extreme temperatures. Also called water bear.
adj.
1. Of or belonging to the Tardigrada.
2. Slow in action; slow-moving.

[New Latin Tardigrada, phylum name, from neuter pl. of Latin tardigradus, slow-moving : tardus, slow + -gradus, walking, moving (from gradī, to go; see TRANSGRESS). Adj., sense 2, from Latin tardigradus.]
随便看

 

英语词典包含135693条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/22 4:13:11