amphipod

[ am-fuh-pod ]

noun

1. any of numerous small, flat-bodied crustaceans of the group Amphipoda, including the beach fleas, sand hoppers, etc.

adjective

1. of or relating to the amphipods.

amphipod

/ ˈæmfɪˌpɒd /

noun

1. any marine or freshwater crustacean of the order Amphipoda, such as the sand hoppers, in which the body is laterally compressed: subclass Malacostraca

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Amphipoda

Word History and Origins

Origin of amphipod¹

1825–35; < New Latin Amphipoda; amphi-, -pod

Example Sentences

For the Baikal seals, there may be big benefits to hunting amphipods.

From Science News

He also wants to study the animals’ winter diet, since he thinks amphipods may be gathering underneath the lake’s winter ice, potentially providing a reliable, dense feast for hungry seals.

From Science News

When Blum and his colleagues collected snailfish and shrimp-like amphipods from depths of about 19,685 to 33,628 feet, they found high concentrations of mercury in the creatures' tissues.

From Popular-Science

In fact, almost half the amphipods had plastic in their guts.

From Science News For Students

She and her colleagues collected shrimp-like amphipods from a nearby stream.

From Science News For Students

Melita nitida is a smaller slate-colored amphipod found in some places; another is Mra levis, which is whitish, with black eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

Maury has described certain amphipod crustaceans which also inhabit the Salp.

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Dollo's comparison of the Cyclopygid to the huge-eyed modern amphipod Cystosoma is instructive.

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They are also found in some of the semi-terrestrial and purely aquatic Amphipod Crustaceans.

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One of these last, the Chelura terebrans, a little Amphipod, constitutes a great danger for the works of man.

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