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amphipod
am·phi·pod [ ámfə pòd ] (plural am·phi·pods)


noun 
Definition:
 
small crustacean: a small fresh or saltwater crustacean with a thin body and without a carapace. Beach fleas are amphipods. Order Amphipoda.
[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Amphipoda< Greek amphi- "both" + pod-, stem of pous "foot," because there are two types of feet in this order]

am·phi·po·dous [ am fíppədəss ] adjective
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