Definition
A genus of tiny aquatic invertebrates commonly called water bears or tardigrades, known for extreme survival abilities.
Etymology
From Greek 'epi' meaning 'upon' and 'hydra' meaning 'water,' literally 'upon water' or 'water-dwelling.' These creatures were named for their aquatic habitat.
Kelly Says
Tardigrades can survive in space, extreme cold, and radiation—they're practically indestructible, which is why their name literally just means 'water dweller' but they live almost anywhere!
Translations
ARالعربية
إفيدرا
i-fi-dra
CACatalà
ephidra
e-fi-dra
CSČeština
ephidra
e-fi-dra
DEDeutsch
Ep hydra
ep-hi-dra
ELΕλληνικά
εφύδρα
e-fi-dra
ESEspañol
ephidra
e-fi-dra
HIहिन्दी
एफिड्रा
e-fi-dra
HUMagyar
ephidra
e-fi-dra
IDBahasa Indonesia
ephidra
e-fi-dra
ITItaliano
ephidra
e-fi-dra
KMKM
អេផ្ធីដ្រា
a-e-fi-dra
MSBahasa Melayu
ephidra
e-fi-dra
MYမြန်မာ
အေဖီဒရာ
a-e-fi-dra
NLNederlands
ephidra
e-fi-dra
PLPolski
ephidra
e-fi-dra
PTPortuguês
ephidra
e-fi-dra
RORomână
ephidra
e-fi-dra
RUРусский
эфидра
e-fi-dra
SVSvenska
ephidra
e-fi-dra
SWKiswahili
ephidra
e-fi-dra
TAதமிழ்
எஃப்யிட்ரா
e-fi-dtra
TEతెలుగు
ఎఫిడ్డ్రా
e-fi-dtra
THไทย
เอฟิเธรา
e-fi-the-ra
TRTürkçe
ephidra
e-fi-dra
UKУкраїнська
ефідра
e-fi-dra
VITiếng Việt
ephidra
e-fi-dra