noun
Meaning 1
A water flea of the genus Daphnia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
daphnia
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UK: /ˈdæfnɪə/
noun
Meaning 2
minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: water flea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: branchiopod crustacean, branchiopod, branchiopodan
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Translingual Daphnia.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: dàfnia — water flea of the genus Daphnia
- Catalan: puça d'aigua — water flea of the genus Daphnia
- French: daphnie — water flea of the genus Daphnia
- French: puce d'eau — water flea of the genus Daphnia
- German: Wasserfloh — water flea of the genus Daphnia
- Polish: dafnia — water flea of the genus Daphnia
- Polish: rozwielitka — water flea of the genus Daphnia