tardigrade

英 ['tɑːdɪgreɪd] 美 ['tɑrdə,gred]
  • adj. 缓步类的；行动缓慢的
  • n. 缓步类动物
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中文词源

tardigrade 缓足动物

来自拉丁语 tardus,缓慢的，-grade,走，词源同 grade,gradual.

英文词源

tardigrade (adj.)
1620s, "slow-going, slow-moving," from French tardigrade (17c.), from Latin tardigradus "slow-paced," from tardus "slow" (see tardy) + gradi "to walk, go, step" (see grade (n.)).