artemia
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- fairy shrimp; brine shrimpSynonyms: genus ArtemiaChirocephalusgenus ChirocephalusType of arthropod genusMember of Anostraca, order AnostracaMembers brine shrimp, fairy shrimp
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ar·te′mi·a (är-tĕ′mĭ-ȧ), noun
Origin: NL., fr. Gr. Ἄρτεμις, a Greek goddess.
Zoology A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and brines; the brine shrimp. See Brine shrimp.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54