artemia
noun
ar·te·mia
ärˈtēmēə
1
capitalized : a genus of crustaceans (order Anostraca) found in salt lakes and the brines of saltworks
2
plural -s : any crustacean of the genus Artemia : brine shrimp
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, irregular from Artemis, Greek goddess of forests and hills (from Latin, from Greek) + New Latin -ia
First Known Use
1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- throughputs
- throughs
- throughway
- throughways
- throve
- throve on
- throw
- throw (on)
- throw (someone) a bone
- throw (someone) a curve/curveball
- throw (someone) a kiss
- throw (someone) for a loop
- throw (someone) for a loss
- throw (something) out the window
- throw a block
- throw a bone
- throw a curve
- throw a curveball
- throw a fit
- throw a kiss
- throw a monkey wrench into
- throw a spanner in the works
- throw a tantrum
- throw a wobbly
- throw a wrench into the works