daphnie

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin daphnia, from Ancient Greek δᾰφναίᾱ (daphnaíā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daf.ni/
• Hyphenation: daph‧nie
• Rhymes: -afni

Noun

daphnie f (plural daphnies)

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

   Synonym: puce d’eau

Further reading

• “daphnie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.