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Definition of Brine shrimp
1. Noun. Common to saline lakes.
Generic synonyms: Branchiopod, Branchiopod Crustacean, Branchiopodan
Group relationships: Artemia, Chirocephalus, Genus Artemia, Genus Chirocephalus
Definition of Brine shrimp
1. Noun. An aquatic crustacean of the taxonomic order Artemia, one species of which is often marketed under the name Sea-Monkey as a novelty gift. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brine Shrimp
Literary usage of Brine shrimp
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Excelsior by James Hamilton (1854)
"THE LYMINGTON brine shrimp,* AND THE FEZZAN WORM.t IN the reservoirs belonging
to the salt-works of ..."
2. The Microscope: An Illustrated Monthly Designed to Popularize the Subject of (1892)
"1.—THE brine shrimp. [PHOTOMICROGRAPH]. The brine shrimp occurs in greit numbers
in the Great Salt Lake, which has usually been regarded as devoid of life. ..."
3. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1866)
"With a Tail To this subdivision belongs the Brine-Shrimp or Brine-Worm, ...
instantly destroys most other marine animals, the Brine-Shrimp revels. ..."
4. Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 5 by Mike Graff (2003)
"Show students the pictures of the female and male brine shrimp. ... But brine
shrimp also live in salty lakes, and some even live in desert areas. ..."
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