BRINE SHRIMP Definition & Meaning

brine shrimp

noun

a small crustacean, Artemia salina, of the order Anostraca, common to saline lakes, including Great Salt Lake in Utah.

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Origin of brine shrimp¹

First recorded in 1830–40

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Dry brine shrimp to make them juicier and firmer.

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Every afternoon, suited up in bird and brine shrimp costumes, the vigil-keepers danced.

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Previously, only two multicellular animals have been known to inhabit the lake's highly saline waters -- brine shrimp and brine flies.

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The waters in California’s dry lakes have delivered a living bumper crop — brine shrimp.

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The lake is an essential habitat to brine shrimp and 10 million migrating birds, and supports roughly 9,000 local jobs and $2.5 billion of economic activity.

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