Definition of amphipoda Amphipoda
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What does amphipoda mean?
WordNet
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| amphipoda - small flat-bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp | ||
| order Amphipoda | ||
| animal order the order of animals | ||
| malacostraca, subclass malacostraca largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies | ||
| amphipod a kind of malacostracan crustacean | ||
| family orchestiidae, orchestiidae beach fleas | ||
| caprella, genus caprella skeleton shrimp | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- amphipoda (n. pl.)
A numerous group of fourteen -- footed Crustacea, inhabiting both fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed laterally, and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and forward, but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward. The beach flea is an example. See Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca.
Part of speech
🔤- amphipoda, noun, singular of amphipodas / amphipodae.
