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Definition of Daphnia
1. Noun. Minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae.
Generic synonyms: Branchiopod, Branchiopod Crustacean, Branchiopodan
Group relationships: Genus Daphnia
Definition of Daphnia
1. n. A genus of the genus Daphnia.
Definition of Daphnia
1. Noun. A water flea of the genus ''Daphnia''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Daphnia
1. a minute crustacean [n -S]
Medical Definition of Daphnia
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Daphnia
Literary usage of Daphnia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1857)
""An Account of the two Methods of Reproduction in daphnia, and of the Structure
of the ' Ephippium.'" By JOHN LUBBOCK, Esq., FGS Communicated by CHARLES ..."
2. Morphology of Invertebrate Types by Alexander Ivanovitch Petrunkevitch (1916)
"daphnia PULEX Muller Material. Specimens of daphnia pulex may be collected at
any time of the ... It is the common large daphnia of our fresh-water ponds. ..."
3. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1891)
"... the " Revision of the Genus daphnia," by Jules Richard of Paris, has been
published, ... (c) daphnia hybus, post abdomen. ..."
4. Bulletin of the University of Montana by Mont University of Montana (Missoula, University of Montana (Missoula, Mont.) (1903)
"daphnia Pond lies along the road about a mile and a half south of the ... Within a
few miles of daphnia a dozen other ponds of similar nature may be ..."
5. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society by Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society (1860)
"MOSLEY, on "daphnia Pulex," March 21**, 1859. MB. MOSLEY commenced his account
of the animal by ... Baird does not name this organ in the daphnia. ..."
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