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.
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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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