artemia

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artemia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Artemia \Ar*te"mi*a\ ([aum]r*t[e^]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
     'A`rtemis, a Greek goddess.] (Zool.)
     A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and
     brines; the brine shrimp. See Brine shrimp.
     [1913 Webster]

artemia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Artemia
      n 1: fairy shrimp; brine shrimp [syn: Artemia, genus Artemia
           , Chirocephalus, genus Chirocephalus]