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amphipod

American

[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.

amphipod British

/ 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

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adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Amphipoda

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Etymology

Origin of amphipod

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

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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

"We were able to prove for the first time that amphipod scavengers feed on the remains of jellyfish. This had previously only been shown in experimental environments."

From Science Daily ● Feb. 14, 2024

The animal lives all around Antarctica in water down to 1 kilometer deep, eating bristle worms, amphipod crustaceans, and other small invertebrates.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 20, 2023

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

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