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The New International Encyclopædia/Bear Animalcule

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Edition of 1905. See also Tardigrade on Wikipedia; and the disclaimer.

2080048The New International Encyclopædia — Bear Animalcule

BEAR ANIMALCULE, or WATER-BEAR. A minute creature related to the mites and other Arachnoids of the group Tardigrada (q.v.). These animals are generally found in wet moss or sand, often in company with rotifers.