water flea
nounDefinition of water flea
: any of various small active dark or brightly colored aquatic crustaceans (such as a daphnia or cyclops)
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Peshkin’s own research focuses on the water flea, Latin name Daphnia, an insect barely visible to the naked eye. — Karen Weintraub, BostonGlobe.com, "A doctor wages personal and professional battles against aging," 23 June 2018 Peshkin’s own research focuses on the water flea, Latin name Daphnia, an insect barely visible to the naked eye. — Karen Weintraub, BostonGlobe.com, "A doctor wages personal and professional battles against aging," 23 June 2018 Peshkin’s own research focuses on the water flea, Latin name Daphnia, an insect barely visible to the naked eye. — Karen Weintraub, BostonGlobe.com, "A doctor wages personal and professional battles against aging," 23 June 2018 Peshkin’s own research focuses on the water flea, Latin name Daphnia, an insect barely visible to the naked eye. — Karen Weintraub, BostonGlobe.com, "A doctor wages personal and professional battles against aging," 23 June 2018 Peshkin’s own research focuses on the water flea, Latin name Daphnia, an insect barely visible to the naked eye. — Karen Weintraub, STAT, "An anti-aging researcher faces the loss of his inspiration: his 96-year-old father," 20 June 2018 Some of the key species of concern are zebra and quagga mussels, Eurasian water milfoil and spiny water fleas. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Smith: Quagga mussels, Eurasian water milfoil, spiny water fleas ... and a catchy tune," 20 June 2018 Rather than the acidity of the water, carbon dioxide itself seems to be affecting the water fleas. — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, "Climate Change Is Altering Lakes and Streams, Study Suggests," 11 Jan. 2018 In one such study, Abraham E. Tucker of Southern Arkansas University and his colleagues studied 11 asexual species of water fleas, a tiny kind of invertebrate. — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, "This Mutant Crayfish Clones Itself, and It’s Taking Over Europe," 5 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'water flea.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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