Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daphnia

/ˈdæfnɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: daph-nia
IPA: /ˈdæfnɪə/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A water flea of the genus Daphnia.

Example Sentences

"Underneath, sunk in the floor, and most of them covered with chicken wire, there were tray upon tray swarming and heaving with worms and baits: white worms, micro worms, Daphnia, shrimp and thick slimy clam worms."

Etymology

Borrowed from Translingual Daphnia.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdæfnɪə/

Inflected Forms

daphnias (plural)

Synonyms

water flea

Questions

How do you pronounce daphnia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdæfnɪə/.
What does daphnia mean?: A water flea of the genus Daphnia.
Where does daphnia come from?: Borrowed from Translingual Daphnia.

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