Meaning Of The Word Amphipod

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Amphipod Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Amphipod?

amphipod in American English
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
adjective: of or pertaining to the amphipods
noun: any of numerous small, flat-bodied crustaceans of the group Amphipoda, including the beach fleas, sand hoppers, etc

amphipod in British English
noun: any marine or freshwater crustacean of the order Amphipoda, such as the sand hoppers, in which the body is laterally compressed: subclass Malacostraca

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