dafnia

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See also: dafnią

Italian

Noun

dafnia f (plural dafnie)

  1. water flea, daphnid (of genus Daphnia)

Polish

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dafnia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin daphnia, from Ancient Greek δᾰφναίᾱ (daphnaíā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaf.ɲa/
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  • Rhymes: -afɲa
  • Syllabification: daf‧nia

Noun

dafnia f

  1. daphnia (any water flea of the genus Daphnia)
    Synonym: rozwielitka

Declension

Further reading

  • dafnia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dafnia in Polish dictionaries at PWN