am·phi·pod ( m f -p d )n. A small crustacean of the order Amphipoda, such as the beach flea, having a laterally compressed body with no carapace. [From New Latin Amphipoda, order name : amphi- + New Latin -poda, -pod.] |
amphipod [ˈæmfɪˌpɒd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any marine or freshwater crustacean of the order Amphipoda, such as the sand hoppers, in which the body is laterally compressed: subclass Malacostraca
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Amphipoda
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| Noun | 1. |  amphipod - a kind of malacostracan crustacean malacostracan crustacean - a major subclass of crustaceans Amphipoda, order Amphipoda - small flat-bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp beach flea, sand flea, sand hopper, sandhopper - small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches skeleton shrimp - small amphipod crustacean having a grotesque form suggestive of the praying mantis; found chiefly on seaweed whale louse - amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans |
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