daphnia
/ˈdæfnɪə/noun
(复同单)
1- a minute semi-transparent freshwater crustacean with long antennae and prominent eyes, often used as food for aquarium fish水蚤, 溞属动物。亦称WATER FLEA.
1.1
- Genus Daphnia, order Cladocera.溞属, 枝角目。
词源
modern Latin, from Greek Daphnē, from the name of the nymph DAPHNE.