sand hopper

noun

1. beach flea.

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 calledbeach fleasand flea

Word History and Origins

Origin of sand hopper¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Amphipods, am′fi-pods, n. an order of small sessile-eyed crustaceans—a familiar example is the sand-hopper.

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