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daphnia

noun

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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Word length
7
Starts with
D
Ends with
A
Contains
AP
Scrabble score
13

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ˈdæfnɪə

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noun

  1. 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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