tardigrade
Syllables: tar·di·grade/ˈtɑɹdɪˌɡɹeɪd/
tardigrade adjective: sluggish; moving slowly.
Adjective
tardigrade (comparative more tardigrade, superlative most tardigrade)
- Sluggish; moving slowly.
- Each tendril ending in a perfect claw, / Obeys the whole routine of Nature's law; / Transforms each sinus to a sylvan shade, / Though p'rhaps its force is rather tardigrade.1850, Joses Badcock, “Botany; or, Phytology”, in Poems, volume 1, page 67
- He ran on into the piazza, but he quickly heard the tramp of feet behind him, for the other two prisoners had been released, and the soldiers were struggling and fighting their way after them, in such tardigrade fashion as their hoof-shaped shoes would allow—impeded, but not very resolutely...1863, George Eliot, Romola
Noun
tardigrade (plural tardigrades)
- A member of the animal phylum Tardigrada.
- Synonyms:
- water bear
- A sloth, a neotropical mammal of suborder Folivora (syn. Tardigrada).
tardigrade meaning in Tamil
tardigrade in Tamil
- மெதுநடையன், மெதுநடைய
Synonyms of tardigrade
Forms of tardigrade
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more tardigrade |
| superlative | most tardigrade |
| Noun | |
| plural | tardigrades |
Origin of tardigrade
From Latin tardigradus (“slowly stepping”), from tardus (“slow”) + gradior (“step, walk”), equivalent to Latin tardus + -i- + -grade.
From translingual Tardigrada.
Words formed from tardigrade
Words that rhyme with tardigrade
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- abraid
- blockade
- cade
- fade
- glade
- raid
- upbraid
- abrade
- crusade
- esplanade
- invade
- lade
- unlaid
- upgrade
- brigade
- brocade
- cavalcade
- colonnade
- displayed
- glissade
- grenade
- paid
- palisade
- unlade
- afraid
- ambuscade
- arcade
- corrade
- degrade
- enfilade
- evade
- jade
- lemonade
- made
- maid
- persuade
- pomade
- spade
- unmade
- aide
- cannonade
- carbonade
- carronade
- clade
- cockade
- Dade
- decayed
- dragonnade
Questions about tardigrade
- What does tardigrade mean?
- Tardigrade means sluggish; moving slowly.
- What is tardigrade in Tamil?
- Tardigrade in Tamil is மெதுநடையன், மெதுநடைய. See Tardigrade meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tardigrade?
- Tardigrade can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce tardigrade?
- Tardigrade is pronounced /ˈtɑɹdɪˌɡɹeɪd/.
Words near tardigrade in the dictionary
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