AMPHIPOD

amphipod

(noun) a kind of malacostracan crustacean

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

amphipod (plural amphipods)

A member of taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.

Source: Wiktionary


Am"phi*pod, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Amphipoda.

Am"phi*pod, Am*phip"o*dan, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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