amphipod

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noun amphipod any marine or freshwater crustacean of the order Amphipoda, such as the sand hoppers, in which the body is laterally compressed: subclass Malacostraca 3
adjective amphipod of, relating to, or belonging to the Amphipoda 3
noun amphipod any of an order (Amphipoda) of malacostracan crustaceans with a vertically thin body and one set of legs for jumping or walking and another set for swimming, as the sand hopper 3
noun amphipod any of numerous small, flat-bodied crustaceans of the group Amphipoda, including the beach fleas, sand hoppers, etc. 1
adjective amphipod of or relating to the amphipods. 1
noun amphipod A crustacean of the chiefly marine order Amphipoda. 1

before 1825

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1825-35; < New Latin Amphipoda; see amphi-, -pod

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