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daphnias

daphnias is the plural of daphnia.

Meaning of daphnia

Noun

daphnia (plural daphnias)

  1. 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.1954, Ian Fleming, “Midnight Among The Worms”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 156

Questions about daphnias

What is daphnias the plural of?
Daphnias is the plural of daphnia.

Words near daphnias in the dictionary

  1. daphnetin
  2. daphnetoxin
  3. daphnia
  4. Daphnian
  5. Daphnians
  6. daphnias
  7. daphnid
  8. Daphnidian
  9. daphnids
  10. daphniid
  11. daphniids

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