amphipod

[ am-fuh-pod ]

/ ˈæm fəˌpɒd /

noun

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

adjective

of or relating to the amphipods.

Nearby words

amphion, amphioxus, amphipathic, amphiphile, amphiploid, amphipod, amphipodous, amphiprostyle, amphiprotic, amphisbaena, amphiscians

Origin of amphipod

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

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Examples from the Web for amphipod

They are also found in some of the semi-terrestrial and purely aquatic Amphipod Crustaceans.
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British Dictionary definitions for amphipod

amphipod

/ (ˈæmfɪˌpɒd) /

noun

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

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Amphipoda

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