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    TARDIGRADA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    In some classifications considered a separate phylum: microscopic arachnid-like invertebrates living in water or damp moss having 4 pairs of legs and instead of a mouth a pair of stylets or needlelike piercing organs connected with the pharynxplay

    Synonyms:

    class Tardigrada; Tardigrada

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Tardigrada" is a kind of...):

    class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

    Meronyms (members of "Tardigrada"):

    tardigrade (an arthropod of the division Tardigrada)

    Holonyms ("Tardigrada" is a member of...):

    Arthropoda; phylum Arthropoda (jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes)

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