water bear

wa·ter bear

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [waw-ter, wot-er bair]
- /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər bɛər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [waw-ter, wot-er bair]
- /ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər bɛər/

Definitions of water bear words

noun water bear a tardigrade. 1
noun water bear (zoology) A member of the animal phylum Tardigrada. 0

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Origin of water bear

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10

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Parts of speech for Water bear

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water bear popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

water bear usage trend in Literature

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