SINCE 1828
daphnia
noun
daph·nia
| \ ˈdaf-nē-ə
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Definition of daphnia
: any of a genus (Daphnia) of minute freshwater branchiopod crustaceans with biramous antennae used as locomotor organs — compare water flea
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