daphnia

See also: Daphnia

English
A daphnia (Daphnia pulex)

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the genus name.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdæfnɪə/

Noun

daphnia (plural daphnias)

  1. A water flea of the genus Daphnia.

Latin

Alternative forms
  • daphnea

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δᾰφναίᾱ (daphnaíā), from δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel, sweet bay; perhaps a kind of coral”).

Pronunciation

Noun

daphnia f (genitive daphniae); first declension

  1. An unknown kind of precious stone

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative daphnia daphniae
Genitive daphniae daphniārum
Dative daphniae daphniīs
Accusative daphniam daphniās
Ablative daphniā daphniīs
Vocative daphnia daphniae

References
  • daphnia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • daphnĕa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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