tardigrade

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

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.)).

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