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Daphnia

Daphnia Meaning & Definition
Daphnia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Daphnia?

[n] minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae

Synonyms | Synonyms for Daphnia: water flea

Related Terms | Find terms related to Daphnia:

See Also | branchiopod | branchiopod crustacean | branchiopodan | genus Daphnia

Daphnia In Webster's Dictionary

\Daph"ni*a\, n. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of the genus {Daphnia}.

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