Associations to the word «Daphnia»

Wiktionary

DAPHNIA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Daphniidae   — the water fleas.
DAPHNIA, noun. A water flea of the genus Daphnia.

Dictionary definition

DAPHNIA, noun. Minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae.

Wise words

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