fairy shrimp
: any of several very small translucent freshwater branchiopod crustaceans (order Anostraca)
Recent Examples on the Web
//Crustaceans, including the inch-long fairy shrimp, also depend on these seasonal pools, laying their eggs in the water.
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Liz Langley, National Geographic, "Like magic, these habitats disappear and reappear each spring," 20 Mar. 2019
//When the rains come in summer, my favorite thing to do is look for the elusive fairy shrimp.
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Ernie Cowan, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Anza Borrego sheep count is for the extreme," 7 July 2018
//The animals include a variety of frogs - complete with their sounds, salamanders, and fairy shrimp.
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Kitty Leshay, Courant Community, "Vernal Pools Bursting With Life," 8 May 2018
First Known Use of fairy shrimp
1857, in the meaning defined above
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