ˈdafnēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, perhaps from Daphne, the nymph + New Latin -ia
: a genus of minute freshwater branchiopod crustaceans (order Cladocera) having imperfect segmentation, very large biramous antennae that are the chief locomotor organs, and a transparent carapace enclosing the body
• daph·ni·oid -nēˌȯid adjective
• daph·noid -ˌnȯid adjective