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amphineura |
amphioxidae |
amphioxus |
amphipneust |
amphipod |
amphipoda
| amphipodan
| amphipodous
| amphiprion
| amphiprion percula
| amphiprostylar
amphipoda
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun amphipoda has 1 sense
- amphipoda(n = noun.animal) order amphipoda - small flat-bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp; Array is a kind of animal order
is a member of malacostraca, subclass malacostraca
CIDE DICTIONARY
amphipoda, n. pl. [NL., FR. Gr. + , foot.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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