- water bear
- noun Date: 1852 tardigrade
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
water bear
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Water bear — Wa ter bear (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of Tardigrada, 2. See Illust. of {Tardigrada}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water bear — wa′ter bear n. mcr tardigrade 1) • Etymology: 1700–10 … From formal English to slang
water bear — noun 1. : polar bear 2. : tardigrade … Useful english dictionary
water bear — noun a minute animal with a short body and four pairs of stubby legs, living in fresh water. [Phylum Tardigrada.] … English new terms dictionary
water bear — Zool. a tardigrade. [1700 10] * * * … Universalium
water bear — noun A member of the animal phylum Tardigrada. Syn: tardigrade … Wiktionary
water bear — /ˈwɔtə bɛə/ (say wawtuh bair) noun → tardigrade (def. 3) …
water-bear — … Useful english dictionary
Bear — (b[^a]r), n. [OE. bere, AS. bera; akin to D. beer, OHG. bero, pero, G. b[ a]r, Icel. & Sw. bj[ o]rn, and possibly to L. fera wild beast, Gr. fh r beast, Skr. bhalla bear.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the genus {Ursus}, and of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bear baiting — Bear Bear (b[^a]r), n. [OE. bere, AS. bera; akin to D. beer, OHG. bero, pero, G. b[ a]r, Icel. & Sw. bj[ o]rn, and possibly to L. fera wild beast, Gr. fh r beast, Skr. bhalla bear.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the genus {Ursus},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
