fairy shrimp

/ˌfɛri ʃrɪmp/
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Other forms: fairy shrimps

Definitions of fairy shrimp
  1. noun
    small freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with many appendages; swims on its back
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    type of:
    branchiopod, branchiopod crustacean, branchiopodan
    aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding
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