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

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amphipod

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

From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2026

"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

These early data provided some surprising hints about amphipod evolution, Cummings reported at the meeting.

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