water bear

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English

Two water bears

Etymology

Calque of German Wasserbär, used to describe these animals by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773. Equivalent to water +‎ bear.

Noun

water bear (plural water bears)

  1. (zoology) A member of the animal phylum Tardigrada.
    Synonyms: moss piglet, pudgy wudgy, space bear, tardigrade

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