amphipod
(noun) a kind of malacostracan crustacean
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
