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amphipod

American  
[am-fuh-pod] / ˈæm fəˌpɒd /

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 British  
/ 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

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adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of amphipod

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

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