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.

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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

Etymology

Origin of amphipod

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

Example Sentences

In total, the team described 24 new species across 10 amphipod families, including both predators and scavengers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

The amphipod was discovered at a depth of 2,602 meters in a mussel bed within the Galápagos Rift hydrothermal vent fields.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

Two active genes from the silkmaking amphipod legs are found in silkworms, she reported.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 12, 2024

A cave in Canada has been declared a globally significant location to preserve a rare amphipod.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2023

Crustacea, parasitic, loss of limbs by female; prehensile feet and antennae of; male, more active than female; parthenogenesis in; secondary sexual characters of; amphipod, males sexually mature while young; auditory hairs of.

From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles