| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Fairy shrimp; brine shrimp.[Wordnet]
2. A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and brines; the brine shrimp.[Websters]. | |
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"Artemia" is a common misspelling or typo for: Artemis. |
Date "Artemia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references) |
Specialty Definition: Artemia
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Health | A genus of crustaceans of the order Anostraca found in briny pools and lakes and often cultured for fish food. It has 168 chromosomes and differs from most crustaceans in that its blood contains hemoglobin. (references) | ||
| Religion | See brine shrimp. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: Artemia
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Artemia salina | Common to saline lakes. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Genus Artemia | Fairy shrimp; brine shrimp. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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