单词	brine shrimp
释义	brine shrimp noun : any of a genus (Artemia) of branchiopod crustaceans that can exist in strongly saline environments Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Part of the canning factory cranked back to life to process artemia, a tiny brine shrimp that has proliferated in the Aral’s saline water and is coveted in China for use in medicine and cosmetics. Henry Wismayer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 If the organisms that support brine flies and brine shrimp die off, that will mean no food for the millions of migrating birds that seek the Great Salt Lake as a reprieve every year. Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2022 Multimillion-dollar mineral extraction, brine shrimp harvesting and lake tourism industries also face collapse if the Great Salt Lake continues to dwindle. Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Feb. 2022 Christopher Flavelle reports for the New York Times that the drought also could devastate wildlife populations, with flies and brine shrimp dying off, leaving migratory birds without a food source. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2022 The brine shrimp industry began booming in the 1970s, but increasing salinity in the shrinking lake threatens the enterprise. The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 May 2022 The shrinking lake, with its increasing salinity, could start killing off brine shrimp and flies that feed 10 million migratory birds as early as this summer. Peter Weber, The Week, 8 June 2022 Fed mostly by inflows from the Bear River, Great Salt Lake supports thriving brine shrimp and mineral extraction industries, not to mention millions of migratory birds. Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Jan. 2022 Greater flamingos are filter feeders, sifting small plants, including tiny plankton and algae, and little animals -- such as brine shrimp -- out of the water. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 1 Apr. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1835, in the meaning defined above
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