Definition of Amphipod

1. Noun. A kind of malacostracan crustacean.


Definition of Amphipod

1. n. One of the Amphipoda.

2. a. Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.

Definition of Amphipod

1. Noun. A member of taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Amphipod

1. a small crustacean [n -S]

Medical Definition of Amphipod

1. One of the Amphipoda. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amphipod

amphiphile
amphiphiles
amphiphilic
amphiphilicity
amphiphloic
amphiphobic
amphiphysin
amphiphyte
amphiphytes
amphiphytic
amphiploid
amphiploidies
amphiploids
amphiploidy
amphipneust
amphipod (current term)
amphipoda
amphipodan
amphipodous
amphipods
amphiprostylar
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyles
amphiprotic
amphiprotic solvent
amphiregulin
amphirhina
amphisbaena
amphisbaenas
amphisbaenic

Literary usage of Amphipod

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1873)
"On a new Genus of amphipod Crustaceans. ... and brought up, among other very interesting things, a large transparent amphipod with enormous faceted eyes. ..."

2. A Course in Invertebrate Zoölogy: A Guide to the Dissection and Comparative by Henry Sherring Pratt (1915)
"... CRUSTACEA A TYPICAL amphipod. A FRESHWATER SHRIMP (Gammarus) OR A SAND-FLEA (Ta/orchestia) The freshwater shrimp is common in many places in pool« and ..."

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