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daphnia

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daph·ni·a  (dfn-)
n. pl. daphnia
Any of various water fleas of the genus Daphnia, some species of which are commonly used as food for aquarium fish.
[New Latin Daphnia, genus name, from Greek Daphn, Daphne.]
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Noun1.daphniadaphnia - minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae
water flea
branchiopod, branchiopod crustacean, branchiopodan - aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding
genus Daphnia - water fleas
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