Meanings
nounbrine shrimp (plural brine shrimp or brine shrimps)
plural brine shrimps
- An aquatic crustacean of the taxonomic genus Artemia, one species of which is often marketed under the name Sea-Monkeys as a novelty gift.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncommon to saline lakes
Similar
Artemia salina
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
French artémie
- artémiean aquatic crustacean of the genus Artemia
Portuguese artémia, artêmia
- artémiaan aquatic crustacean of the genus Artemia
- artêmiaan aquatic crustacean of the genus Artemia
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APA
brine shrimp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brine%20shrimp
MLA
“brine shrimp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brine%20shrimp. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brine shrimp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brine%20shrimp.
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