Brine Shrimp Definition

noun
Any of a genus (Artemia) of small fairy shrimp found in salt lakes and marshes and used as living, frozen, or dried food in aquariums.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Artemia salina

Other Word Forms of Brine Shrimp

Noun

Singular:
brine shrimp
Plural:
brine shrimps

Brine Shrimp Sentence Examples

  • In the long familiar Branchipus, Chirocephalus and Streptocephalus the males have frontal appendages, but these are wanting in the " brine-shrimp " Artemia, and the same want helps to distinguish Branchinecta (Verrill, 1869) from the old genus Branchipus.

  • After about three weeks or so, the fry can be weaned onto frozen adult brine shrimp and crushed flake food.

  • This inspirational list of amazing sea monkey facts will help you love the brine shrimp that sea monkeys really are.

  • The brine shrimp embryo also requires less energy to break through a hatching membrane than a thick outer shell.

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