Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the family Triopidae: small crustaceans with a small third median eye
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word triops.
Examples
-
Also called triops, these crustaceans are most notable for appearing in this awesome YouTube video.
-
July 11, 2008 at 2:52 pm in spekin of fishies eye got sum triops dey r liek horshoe crabs. she 8 1. iwas not mad though.
DIS PIZZA - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
-
She explained that she and her children raised triops, tiny crustaceans, and examined the eggs under the microscope.
NYT > Home Page By PETER WAYNER 2010
-
She explained that she and her children raised triops, tiny crustaceans, and examined the eggs under the microscope.
NYT > Home Page By PETER WAYNER 2010
-
She explained that she and her children raised triops, tiny crustaceans, and examined the eggs under the microscope.
NYT > Home Page By PETER WAYNER 2010
-
If we got 1,000 illegal on jsut 4 triops in the past month, imagine what will be happening when the weather is calm.
timesofmalta.com 2009
-
You can also triops (sometimes called aquasaurs), which are similar to sea monkeys in that they are crustaceans, but triops are much larger.
About.com Chemistry 2008
chained_bear commented on the word triops
"Their external morphology has apparently not changed since the Triassic appearance of Triops cancriformis around 220 million years ago. Triops cancriformis may therefore be the 'oldest living animal species on earth.'" (Wikipedia)
See Notostraca.
September 2, 2008