amphipod
any of numerous small, flat-bodied crustaceans of the group Amphipoda, including the beach fleas, sand hoppers, etc.
of or relating to the amphipods.
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For the Baikal seals, there may be big benefits to hunting amphipods.
Using comb-shaped teeth, Baikal seals feed on tiny crustaceans like whales do | Jake Buehler | December 11, 2020 | Science NewsHe 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.
Using comb-shaped teeth, Baikal seals feed on tiny crustaceans like whales do | Jake Buehler | December 11, 2020 | Science NewsWhen 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.
Researchers found signs of human pollution in animals living six miles beneath the sea | Kate Baggaley | November 19, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIn fact, almost half the amphipods had plastic in their guts.
Polluting microplastics harm both animals and ecosystems | Alison Pearce Stevens | November 3, 2020 | Science News For StudentsShe and her colleagues collected shrimp-like amphipods from a nearby stream.
Polluting microplastics harm both animals and ecosystems | Alison Pearce Stevens | November 3, 2020 | 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.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote ArnoldMaury has described certain amphipod crustaceans which also inhabit the Salp.
Animal Parasites and Messmates | P. J. Van BenedenDollo's comparison of the Cyclopygid to the huge-eyed modern amphipod Cystosoma is instructive.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites | Percy Edward RaymondThey are also found in some of the semi-terrestrial and purely aquatic amphipod Crustaceans.
One of these last, the Chelura terebrans, a little amphipod, constitutes a great danger for the works of man.
The Industries of Animals | Frdric Houssay
British Dictionary definitions for amphipod
/ (ˈæmfɪˌpɒd) /
any marine or freshwater crustacean of the order Amphipoda, such as the sand hoppers, in which the body is laterally compressed: subclass Malacostraca
of, relating to, or belonging to the Amphipoda
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