释义 |
tar·di·grade I. \ˈtärdəˌgrād\ adjective Etymology: French, from Latin tardigradus, from tardus slow + gradus step — more at tardy, grade 1. : moving or stepping slowly : slow-paced, sluggish 2. [New Latin Tardigrada] : of or relating to the Tardigrada II. noun or tar·di·grad \-grad\ (-s) Etymology: New Latin Tardigrada : an arthropod of the division Tardigrada |