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WATER FLEA Synonyms

There are 2 synonyms of the phrase water flea. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the phrase water flea. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for WATER FLEA

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daphnia
nounn
noun

• minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae

cyclops
nounn
noun

• 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

• (Greek mythology) one of a group of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead

Best Hypernyms For WATER FLEA

Here is a list of related hypernyms for water flea, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
animal arthropod branchiopod branchiopodan copepod crustacean invertebrate zooplankton
Phrases (2)
branchiopod crustaceancopepod crustacean

Alternatives for DAPHNIA

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