单词 | water-bear |
释义 | ˈwater-bear [bear n.1] †1. = sea-bear 3. Obs.
1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Water-Bears, a sort of Bears in Spitsberg, or North-East Greenland, that live by what they catch in the Sea. 2. A sloth-animalcule.
1852A. Pritchard Infusorial Animal. (new ed.) 685 They are very sluggish in their movements, and are commonly known under the name of ‘little water bears’. 1861H. J. Slack Marv. Pond-life 23 Last in the list we have the Tardigrada, ‘Slow-steppers,’ or Water Bears, queer little creatures, something like new-born puppies, with a double allowance of imperfect feet. 1889[see sloth n.1 5]. |

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