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German
Etymology
Named by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773 "kleiner Wasserbär" (little water bear).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvasɐˌbɛːɐ̯/, /-beːɐ̯/
- Hyphenation: Was‧ser‧bär
Noun
Wasserbär m (weak or mixed, genitive Wasserbären or (informal) Wasserbärs, plural Wasserbären, feminine Wasserbärin)
- (zoology) tardigrade, water bear (a water-dwelling, eight-legged, segmented micro-animal, a member of the phylum Tardigrada)
- batardeau (dam structure)
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