brine shrimp

American  

noun

1. a small crustacean, Artemia salina, of the order Anostraca, common to saline lakes, including Great Salt Lake in Utah.

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Etymology

Origin of brine shrimp

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

The other two are brine shrimp and brine flies, which are crucial food sources for millions of migratory birds that stop at the lake each year.

From Science Daily

The lake also contributes about $2 billion to the state’s economy, from mineral mining, recreation and the harvesting of brine shrimp.

From The Wall Street Journal

Utah’s Great Salt, another critical stopover, declined in 2022 to its lowest level on record, making the water saltier and more difficult for brine shrimp and flies to reproduce.

From Los Angeles Times

“I got one!” he says, passing around the cup, where a tiny brine shrimp is swimming.

From Los Angeles Times

In the late 1970s, with the lake approaching historic lows and the salinity increasing, activists began organizing protests on the shore, holding signs with slogans including “Rehydrate here” and “Save the brine shrimp.”

From Los Angeles Times