Meaning Of The Word Amphipod

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Amphipod? Find Amphipod meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Amphipod Meaning

Amphipod Definition
Amphipod Definition

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

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Tax net ‐ noun: the mechanism for ensuring that people and…
  • Infortunate ‐ adjective: of or pertaining to…
  • Thickie ‐ noun
  • Bilharziasis ‐ schistosomiasis; noun; noun: an infection caused…
  • Gaboon ‐ noun: the dark mahogany-like wood from a western…
  • Rough-dry ‐ to dry (washed laundry) without ironing; adjective:…
  • Overemphatic ‐ adjective: excessively emphatic or…
  • Embryoid body ‐ noun: an aggregate of cells that have developed…
  • Roof guard ‐ noun
  • Thoracostomy ‐ noun: surgical incision in the chest wall, esp…