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amphipod

American  
[am-fuh-pod] / ˈæm fəˌpɒd /

noun

  1. any of numerous small, flat-bodied crustaceans of the group Amphipoda, including the beach fleas, sand hoppers, etc.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the amphipods.

amphipod British  
/ ˈæmfɪˌpɒd /

noun

  1. any marine or freshwater crustacean of the order Amphipoda, such as the sand hoppers, in which the body is laterally compressed: subclass Malacostraca

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adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Amphipoda

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Etymology

Origin of amphipod

1825–35; < New Latin Amphipoda; amphi-, -pod

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Marine Biology - High School

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In total, the team described 24 new species across 10 amphipod families, including both predators and scavengers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

To answer this question, one of the team's PhD students, Annkathrin Dischereit, analysed the stomach contents of various amphipod species.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024

These early data provided some surprising hints about amphipod evolution, Cummings reported at the meeting.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 12, 2024

A cave in Canada has been declared a globally significant location to preserve a rare amphipod.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2023

The Stomapoda are extremely modified Edriophthalmia of the amphipod type.

From Critiques and Addresses by Huxley, Thomas Henry

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