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Amphipoda (gcide) | Amphipoda \Am*phip"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + ?, ?
foot.] (Zool.)
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.
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amphipoda (wn) | Amphipoda
n 1: small flat-bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice;
sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp [syn: Amphipoda, {order
Amphipoda}] |
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order amphipoda (encz) | order Amphipoda, n: |
Amphipodan (gcide) | Amphipod \Am"phi*pod\, Amphipodan \Am*phip"o*dan\, a. (Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.
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amphipoda (wn) | Amphipoda
n 1: small flat-bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice;
sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp [syn: Amphipoda, {order
Amphipoda}] |
order amphipoda (wn) | order Amphipoda
n 1: small flat-bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice;
sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp [syn: Amphipoda, {order
Amphipoda}] |
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