American
[daf-nee-uh]
/ ˈdæf ni ə /
noun
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a genus of tiny, freshwater crustaceans having a transparent body, used in biological research and as food for tropical fish.
daphnia
British
/ ˈdæfnɪə /
noun
-
any water flea of the genus Daphnia, having a rounded body enclosed in a transparent shell and bearing branched swimming antennae
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Etymology
1840–50; < New Latin, perhaps after Daphne; see -ia
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