sand hopper
noun
Origin of sand hopper
1First recorded in 1780–90
Words Nearby sand hopper
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How to use sand hopper in a sentence
Amphipods, am′fi-pods, n. an order of small sessile-eyed crustaceans—a familiar example is the sand-hopper.
British Dictionary definitions for sand hopper
sand hopper
noun
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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