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)
There are 10 hypernyms of the phrase water flea. (close relations)
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Definition of WATER FLEA
Definition of WATER FLEA
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