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.
Etymology: 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.
Etymology: mod.L f. Daphne name of a nymph in Gk mythol., f. DAPHNE
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012