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amphimixis |
amphineura |
amphioxidae |
amphioxus |
amphipneust |
amphipod
| amphipoda
| amphipodan
| amphipodous
| amphiprion
| amphiprion percula
amphipod
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun amphipod has 1 sense
- amphipod(n = noun.animal) - a kind of malacostracan crustacean; is a kind of malacostracan crustacean
is a member of amphipoda, order amphipoda
has particulars: beach flea, sand flea, sand hopper, sandhopper, skeleton shrimp, whale louse
CIDE DICTIONARY
amphipod, n.
One of the Amphipoda. [1913 Webster]
amphipod, a.
Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
amphipod, n. any crustacean of the largely marine order Amphipoda, having a laterally compressed abdomen with two kinds of limb, e.g. the freshwater shrimp (Gammarus pulex).
Etymology
AMPHI- + Gk pous podos foot
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