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A small freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with many appendages and swimming on its back.
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Fairy shrimp — Fairy Fair y, a. 1. Of or pertaining to fairies. [1913 Webster] 2. Given by fairies; as, fairy money. Dryden. [1913 Webster] {Fairy bird} (Zo[ o]l.), the Euoropean little tern ({Sterna minuta}); called also {sea swallow}, and {hooded tern}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fairy shrimp — n. any of an order (Anostraca) of crustaceans, usually formed in temporary freshwater pools in early spring, having delicate colors and a graceful swimming motion … English World dictionary
Fairy shrimp — Taxobox name = Fairy shrimp image caption = Adult fairy shrimp image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Branchiopoda subclassis = Sarsostraca subclassis authority = Tasch, 1969 ordo = Anostraca… … Wikipedia
fairy shrimp — any member of the crustacean order Anostraca, characterized by an elongate trunk with more than 20 segments and the absence of a carapace, typically found swimming ventral side up in fresh water. [1855 60] * * * Any of the crustaceans in the… … Universalium
fairy shrimp — fair′y shrimp n. ivt any transparent branchiopod crustacean of the order Anostraca, of freshwater ponds • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
fairy shrimp — /ˈfɛəri ʃrɪmp/ (say fairree shrimp) noun a crustacean of the genus Chirocephalus, primitive in the retention on the body segments of unspecialised appendages …
fairy shrimp — noun Date: 1857 any of several very small translucent freshwater branchiopod crustaceans (order Anostraca) … New Collegiate Dictionary
fairy shrimp — noun a small transparent crustacean which swims on its back, using its legs to filter food particles from the water. [Order Anostraca: many species.] … English new terms dictionary
fairy shrimp — noun small freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with many appendages; swims on its back • Hypernyms: ↑branchiopod crustacean, ↑branchiopod, ↑branchiopodan • Member Holonyms: ↑Artemia, ↑genus Artemia, ↑Chirocephalus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Midvalley fairy shrimp — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum … Wikipedia
