artemia

noun

ar·​te·​mia

ärˈtēmēə

1

capitalized : a genus of crustaceans (order Anostraca) found in salt lakes and the brines of saltworks

2

plural -s : any crustacean of the genus Artemia : brine shrimp

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Artemis, Greek goddess of forests and hills (from Latin, from Greek) + New Latin -ia

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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