2. (Zo["o]l.) An order of minute aquatic arachnids; -- called also {bear animalcules}, {sloth animalcules}, and {water bears}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sloth animalcules — Tardigrada Tar di*gra da, n. pl. [NL. See {Tardigrade}, a.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See {Sloth}, 3. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) An order of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tardigrada — Tar di*gra da, n. pl. [NL. See {Tardigrade}, a.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See {Sloth}, 3. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) An order of minute… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water bears — Tardigrada Tar di*gra da, n. pl. [NL. See {Tardigrade}, a.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the ground. See {Sloth}, 3. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) An order of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
macrobiotus — ˌmakrəˈbīəd.əs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek makrobiotos : a genus of bear animalcules having the body naked, transparent, and containing numerous fat globules that resemble enormous blood corpuscles … Useful english dictionary
cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… … Universalium
microbiology — microbiological /muy kroh buy euh loj i keuhl/, microbiologic, adj. microbiologically, adv. microbiologist, n. /muy kroh buy ol euh jee/, n. the branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, uses, and modes of existence of microscopic… … Universalium
rotifera — class of microscopic freshwater organisms, 1830, Modern Latin, from L. rota wheel (see ROTARY (Cf. rotary)) + fer bearing (see BEAR (Cf. bear) (v.)). The animalcules use rotary organs to swim about … Etymology dictionary
rotifers — n.; n. pl. [L. rota, wheel; fero, bear] A phylum of aquatic pseudocoelomate animals, many with an anterior ciliated corona that looks like a rotating wheel; wheel animalcules … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
