Definition of Amphipoda
Am`phip´o`da
n. pl.
1.
(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
.
Related Words
amphipod
,
animal
order
,
Caprella
,
Cyamus
,
family
Orchestiidae
,
genus
Caprella
,
genus
Cyamus
,
Malacostraca
,
Orchestiidae
,
order
Amphipoda
,
subclass
Malacostraca
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