water bear
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water bear
Where it comes from
Calque of German Wasserbär, used to describe these animals by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773. Equivalent to water + bear.
noun water bears
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A member of the animal phylum Tardigrada.
Similar: moss piglet, pudgy wudgy, space bear, tardigrade, bear animalcule
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noun A member of the phylum Tardigrada
| Español | oso de agua, tardígrado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 완보동물 wanbodongmul, 물곰 mulgom |
| 日本語 | クマムシ kumamushi, 緩歩動物 kanpodōbutsu |
| 中文 | 水熊 shuǐxióng |
| हिन्दी | टार्डीग्रेड ṭārḍīgreḍ |
| Kiswahili | kidudu-dubu |
| Português | tardígrado, urso d'água |
| Français | tardigrade, ourson d’eau |
| Deutsch | Bärtierchen, Wasserbär |
| Italiano | orso d'acqua, tardigrado |
| Ελληνικά | βραδύπορα vradýpora |
| Română | tardigrad |
| Русский | тихохо́дка tixoxódka |
| Tiếng Việt | gấu nước |
| العربية | بَطِيء الخَطْو baṭīʔ al-ḵaṭw, بَطِيء المِشْيَة baṭīʔ al-mišya, تارْدِيجْرادا tārdīgrāda, دُبّ المَاء dubb al-māʔ, خَنْزِير الطُحْلُب ḵanzīr aṭ-ṭuḥlub |
| עברית | דובון מים dubón máyim |
Talk about this word "water bear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/water%20bear. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. water bear. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/water%20bear "water bear." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/water%20bear.Cite this
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