sea monkey
nounEtymology Genericized trademark from the brand name Sea-Monkeys.
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A brine shrimp, sold as a novelty aquarium pet.
- Please send my Sea-Monkey kit(s) and my FREE supplies and guarantee. I must be 100% satisfied or you will refund my money.1973, “SEA-MONKEYS (advertisement)”, in Raggedy Ann and Andy Comics, page 13:
- 'I think one of my sea monkeys is ill.' He holds the small plastic sea tank aloft and points at a black speck the size of a pinhead.2008, Anna Nicholas, Cat on a Hot Tiled Roof: Mayhem in Mayfair and Mallorca:
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- Greg is a sea monkey farmer. Every year he sells 4.5% of his herd (if that's what you'd call a group of sea monkeys) at the international sea monkey auction.2011, Linus Christian Rollman, Greg Logan Neps, Crocodiles and Coconuts, page 44:
- Derived terms
- SEAmonkey