brine shrimp

noun

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

Examples of brine shrimp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

People flying in planes over the bay can see the huge piles of white salt, and the colorful mosaic of orange, red, brown and green salt ponds, which draw their colors from different types of algae, bacteria and brine shrimp that live in the varying salinity. —Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025

And yes, people can show up with all sorts of pets some days, including guinea pigs, rabbits, chickens, lizards, snakes, a praying mantis, brine shrimp, rats, and ferrets. —Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025

The brine shrimp eat bacteria and phytoplankton (microscopic plants) and are, in turn, food for Chilean flamingos. —Literary Hub, 3 Oct. 2025

These help trap a species of brine shrimp called Artemia salina that gives the birds their famous pink hue. —Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for brine shrimp

• blimp
• chimp
• crimp
• imp
• limp
• pimp
• skimp
• wimp

Kids Definition

brine shrimp

noun

: any of a genus of crustaceans found especially in salt lakes