sand hopper


Origin of sand hopper

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First recorded in 1780–90

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sand hopper

noun
  1. any of various small hopping amphipod crustaceans of the genus Orchestia and related genera, common in intertidal regions of seashores: Also called: beach flea, sand flea

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