n. any freshwater branchiopod crustacean of the genus Daphnia, enclosed in a transparent carapace and with long antennae and prominent eyes. Also called freshwater flea.
[ mod.L f. Daphne name of a nymph in Gk mythol., f. DAPHNE ]
n. any freshwater branchiopod crustacean of the genus Daphnia, enclosed in a transparent carapace and with long antennae and prominent eyes. Also called freshwater flea.
[ mod.L f. Daphne name of a nymph in Gk mythol., f. DAPHNE ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012