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sand hopper

American  

noun

  1. beach flea.

sand hopper British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sand hopper

First recorded in 1780–90

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