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An aquatic crustacean of the taxonomic order Artemia, one species of which is often marketed under the name Sea-Monkey as a novelty gift.
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Brine shrimp — Brine Brine, n. [AS. bryne a burning, salt liquor, brine, fr. brinnan, brynnan, to burn. See {Burn}.] 1. Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle; hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline residue or strong mother… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brine shrimp — brine′ shrimp n. ivt any fairy shrimp of the genus Artemia • Etymology: 1830–40 … From formal English to slang
brine shrimp — n. any of a genus (Artemia) of small fairy shrimp found in salt lakes and marshes and used as living, frozen, or dried food in aquariums … English World dictionary
Brine shrimp — Taxobox name = Brine shrimp image caption = Artemia salina regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Branchiopoda ordo = Anostraca familia = Artemiidae familia authority = Grochowski, 1895 genus = Artemia genus… … Wikipedia
brine shrimp — a small crustacean, Artemia salina, of the order Anostraca, common to saline lakes, including Great Salt Lake in Utah. [1830 40] * * * Any of several small crustaceans (genus Artemia) inhabiting brine pools and other highly salty inland waters… … Universalium
brine shrimp — noun common to saline lakes • Syn: ↑Artemia salina • Hypernyms: ↑branchiopod crustacean, ↑branchiopod, ↑branchiopodan • Member Holonyms: ↑Artemia, ↑genus Artemia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
brine shrimp — Artemia nauplii are used as food for fry in aquaria and, to a limited extent, adult brine shrimp may be fed to larger fish. They are not very nutritious and should not be used as the sole food. The nauplii are hatched from purchased cysts in warm … Dictionary of ichthyology
brine shrimp — noun a small fairy shrimp which lives in brine pools and salt lakes and is used as food for aquarium fish. [Artemia salina.] … English new terms dictionary
brine shrimp — /ˈbraɪn ʃrɪmp/ (say bruyn shrimp) noun any branchiopod crustacean of the cryptobiotic genus Artemia …
brine shrimp — noun Date: 1836 any of a genus (Artemia) of branchiopod crustaceans that can exist in strongly saline environments … New Collegiate Dictionary
