Definitions for daphniaˈdæf ni ə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
daph•ni•aˈdæf ni ə(n.)(pl.)-ni•as.
any tiny freshwater branchiopod crustacean of the genus Daphnia, used as aquarium food.
Category: Invertebrates
Origin of daphnia:
1840–50; < NL, perh. after Daphne ; see -ia
Princeton's WordNet
daphnia, water flea(noun)
minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae
Wiktionary
daphnia(Noun)
A water flea of the genus Daphnia.
Origin: From the genus name.
Webster Dictionary
Daphnia(noun)
a genus of the genus Daphnia
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Daphnia
A diverse genus of minute freshwater CRUSTACEA, of the suborder CLADOCERA. They are a major food source for both young and adult freshwater fish.
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