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.

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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

Etymology

Origin of amphipod

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

Example Sentences

"We were able to prove for the first time that amphipod scavengers feed on the remains of jellyfish. This had previously only been shown in experimental environments."

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024

The other, Siena McKim of the University of California, Santa Barbara, discovered that at least one amphipod species produces this fiber with some of the same genes as silkworms.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 12, 2024

Research showed that little critters, known as marine amphipod Echinogammarus marinus, changed their mating behaviour when exposed to toxic plastic additives.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

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