water bear
noun[C]
biologyspecializeduk/ˈwɔː.tə ˌbeər/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ ˌber/another word for atardigrade
缓步类动物，水熊虫（同 tardigrade）
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The tardigrade, orwaterbear, is a widely studied and notable example, partially because it can undergo all five types of cryptobiosis.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The namewaterbearcomes from the way they walk, reminiscent of a bear's gait.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Apparently, a water bore hole was necessary to service the new area.
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In that case sp deflection will be positive towards to the right.positive deflections are observed for fresh water bearing formations.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was so named because the sound of the hissing water bears a resemblance to the sound of this wild northern feline.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As a result, when water bearing heavy metal ions is in contact with sediment, the ions tend to accumulate in the sediment at elevated concentrations.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Water borne diseases are more prevalent in rainy season due the infection of water sources.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Water bearing units are generally coarse-grained and separated by relatively fine-grained units.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The well encountered high quality reservoir sands; however these sands were water bearing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Microscopic crustaceans include copepods, some cladocera and water bears.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The back-up had gotten so severe, the back-ups in some residences filled bathtubs, sinks, and toilets with water bearing putrid, intolerable smells.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As soon as the water level in the upper container has dropped so low that the water bearing tube no longer touches the water surface, the fountain stops.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When tardigrades (water bears) dry out, the glucose in their bodies changes to trehalose when they enter a state called cryptobiosis -- a state wherein they appear dead.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Let us take first public utilities: water bore holes and associated pumping stations; some covered reservoirs; overhead power lines; high pressure gas mains; and radio masts.
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For the first time, fossils have been found of tardigrades (water bears) and apparently free-living pentastomids.
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