brine shrimp


brine shrimp

noun

Definition of BRINE SHRIMP

: any of a genus (Artemia) of branchiopod crustaceans that can exist in strongly saline environments

First Known Use of BRINE SHRIMP

1836

Rhymes with BRINE SHRIMP

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