daphnia

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Noun daphnia has 1 sense

daphnia, water flea - minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae
--₁ is a kind of branchiopod crustacean, branchiopod, branchiopodan
--₁ is a member of genus Daphnia

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Daphnia

Noun:

1. A genus of small, aquatic crustaceans, commonly known as water fleas, that are important members of freshwater ecosystems. They are often used as a food source in aquariums and as a test organism in scientific research.

Sample Sentence: The daphnia population in the pond serves as an essential link in the aquatic food chain.

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Adjective:

1. Pertaining to or characteristic of the genus Daphnia.

Sample Sentence: The daphnia life cycle exhibits fascinating reproductive strategies.

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Adverb:

1. In a manner resembling or related to Daphnia.

Sample Sentence: She swam daphnia-like, gracefully gliding through the water.

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