water flea


Definition: Meaning of, water flea in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈwɔːtə fliː /

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water flea water fleas
  1. minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming; important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms
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  2. minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae
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