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am•phi•pod
Pronunciation: (am'fu-pod"), [key]—
n.
any of numerous small, flat-bodied crustaceans of the group Amphipoda, including the beach fleas, sand hoppers, etc.
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adj.
of or pertaining to the amphipods.
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