water bear

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Definition of water bear in English English dictionary

A member of the animal phylum Tardigrada

Any species of Tardigrada, 2

of Tardigrada

Related Terms

water bears

plural form of water bear

Hyphenation

wa·ter Bear

Turkish pronunciation

wôtır ber

Synonyms

tardigrade

Pronunciation

/ˈwôtər ˈber/ /ˈwɔːtɜr ˈbɛr/

Etymology

() Calque of the German Wasserbär, used to describe these animals by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773.