artemia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun fairy shrimp; brine shrimp
    genus Chirocephalus; genus Artemia; Chirocephalus.

WordNet

Ar*te"mi*a noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. , a Greek goddess.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and brines; the brine shrimp. See Brine shrimp.

Webster 1913