brine shrimp
noun
: any of a genus (Artemia) of branchiopod crustaceans that can exist in strongly saline environments
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Like a spooky space ship, a brine shrimp seemingly floats through space.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
When one of the double jelly’s mouths consumed fluorescent-colored brine shrimp, both anuses eventually ejected waste—but not at the same time.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Shorebird and brine shrimp populations have been declining in the region.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 13 Aug. 2024
They were fed with the brine shrimp Artemia salina, which is among their usual prey, and exposed to the antioxidant glutathione.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 15 June 2024
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
When one of the double jelly’s mouths consumed fluorescent-colored brine shrimp, both anuses eventually ejected waste—but not at the same time.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Shorebird and brine shrimp populations have been declining in the region.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 13 Aug. 2024
They were fed with the brine shrimp Artemia salina, which is among their usual prey, and exposed to the antioxidant glutathione.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 15 June 2024
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“Brine shrimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brine%20shrimp. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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