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Princeton's WordNet
cyclops, water fleanoun
minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming; important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms
daphnia, water fleanoun
minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae
Wiktionary
water fleanoun
Any of various aquatic crustacea characterised by their jumping or jerky mode of swimming; mostly species of Daphnia.
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water flea
A water flea is a small freshwater crustacean in the order Cladocera, often used as a model organism in biological research and as food in aquaculture. They are characterized by their small size, translucent body, and jerky, hopping movements in water. Females of most species possess a brood pouch and reproduce by parthenogenesis in favorable conditions, producing identical offspring. When environmental conditions worsen, they can produce sexual offspring that contribute to genetic diversity. The name "water flea" comes from their flea-like jumping style. Notable types include the genus Daphnia.
Webster Dictionary
Water flea
any one of numerous species of small aquatic Entomostraca belonging to the genera Cyclops, Daphnia, etc; -- so called because they swim with sudden leaps, or starts
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of water flea in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of water flea in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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