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.

Origin of amphipod

1
1825–35; <New Latin Amphipoda;see amphi-, -pod

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British Dictionary definitions for amphipod

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

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