Amphipod


any of numerous small, flat-bodied crustaceans of the group amphipoda, including the beach fleas, sand hoppers, etc.
of or relating to the amphipods.
historical examples

they are also found in some of the semi-terrestrial and purely aquatic amphipod crustaceans.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 2, slice 6 various

noun
any marine or freshwater crustacean of the order amphipoda, such as the sand hoppers, in which the body is laterally compressed: subcl-ss malacostraca
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the amphipoda

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