"sea monkey" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sea monkeys [plural]
Etymology: From the brand name Sea-Monkeys. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sea monkey (plural sea monkeys)
  1. A brine shrimp, sold as a novelty aquarium pet. Wikipedia link: Sea-Monkeys Categories (lifeform): Branchiopods

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2008, Anna Nicholas, Cat on a Hot Tiled Roof: Mayhem in Mayfair and Mallorca",
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