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amphipod Definition

amphi·pod (am′fə päd′)

noun

any of an order (Amphipoda) of malacostracan crustaceans with a vertically thin body and one set of legs for jumping or walking and another set for swimming, as the sand hopper

Etymology: < ModL < amphi- + -pod

amphipod Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: The soft sediment infauna may include amphipods, polychaete worms, bivalves and echinoderms.
  • affect: Another affects the amphipod 's main swimming muscle, inhibiting its ability to move.

Noun used with modifier

  • caprellid: Ecology and global distribution of an alien caprellid amphipod.