Definition of Chirocephalus

1. Noun. Fairy shrimp; brine shrimp.

Exact synonyms: Artemia, Genus Artemia, Genus Chirocephalus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Anostraca, Order Anostraca
Member holonyms: Fairy Shrimp, Artemia Salina, Brine Shrimp

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chirocephalus

Chionochloa conspicua
Chios
Chipewyan
Chippendale
Chippewa
Chippewaian
Chippeway
Chippeways
Chippewyan
Chirag
Chiricahua
Chiricahua Apache
Chiricahuan
Chiricahuas
Chirico
Chirocephalus
Chiron
Chironomus
Chiroptera
Chisholm Trail
Chishona
Chisinau
Chislev
Chisox
Chita
Chitahuri
Chittagong
Chittagong District
Chittagong Division
Chittagonian

Literary usage of Chirocephalus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Spolia Zeylanica by National Museums of Sri Lanka, National Museums of Ceylon, Colombo Museum (1907)
"... for example, chirocephalus spini- caudatus, Simon, ... are indeed present in more than one species ; for example, chirocephalus grubei (Dybowski) and ..."

2. The Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London by Microscopical Society of London (1853)
"In the case of chirocephalus this provision becomes repeatedly necessary during the ... The ponds inhabited by the chirocephalus, in fact, are merely pools ..."

3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1881)
"As to C, the genus chirocephalus, I have reason to suspect in the lobed and ... The successive appearance of chirocephalus and Streptocephalus in one and ..."

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