DAPHNIA


Meaning of DAPHNIA in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' daf-n ē - ə

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, genus name

Date: 1847

: any of a genus ( Daphnia ) of minute freshwater branchiopod crustaceans with biramous antennae used as locomotor organs ― compare WATER FLEA

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