tar|di|grade

tar|di|grade
tar|di|grade «TAHR duh grayd», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. moving or walking slowly.
2. of or having to do with a class or subclass of very small arthropods with little-developed circulatory and respiratory systems and four pairs of short legs, either marine or inhabiting damp places, often found as slime on ponds.
–n.
any tardigrade animal.
[< French tardigrade < Latin tardigradus slow-paced < tardus slow + gradī to walk]

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