daphnia

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daphnia

/ˈdæfnɪə/ UK

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noun daphnias

A water flea of the genus Daphnia. Underneath, sunk in the floor, and most of them covered with chicken wire, there were tray upon tray swarming and heaving with worms and baits: white worms, micro worms, Daphnia, shrimp and thick slimy clam worms.

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noun water flea of the genus Daphnia

Français	daphnie, puce d'eau
Deutsch	Wasserfloh

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@misc{daphnia_2026,
  title = {daphnia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/daphnia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}