water bear
Meaning
A member of the animal phylum Tardigrada.
Translations
Wasserbär
ours aquatique
orso d'acqua
Ursus maritimus Thalarctos maritimus
tardigrada
tardigradaEtymology
Calque of German Wasserbär, used to describe these animals by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773. Equivalent to water + bear.
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