brine shrimp
An aquatic crustacean of the taxonomic genus Artemia, one species of which is often…An aquatic crustacean of the taxonomic genus Artemia, one species of which is often marketed under the name Sea-Monkeys as a novelty gift.
Meaning
1 sensesAn aquatic crustacean of the taxonomic genus Artemia, one species of which is often marketed under the name Sea-Monkeys as a novelty gift.
More definitions
- common to saline lakes
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: brine shrimp / brine shrimps| Singular | brine shrimp |
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| Plural | brine shrimp / brine shrimps |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- common to saline lakes:Artemia salina
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedfairy shrimp
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular