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Definition of: amphipod
(am′fə·pod) noun
Any of an order of small crustaceans (Amphipoda) having legs adapted to swimming and others adapted to walking and jumping, as the sand fleas.
—adjective Of or pertaining to the amphipods. [<AMPHI- + Gk. pous, podos foot]
—am·phip·o·dan, am·phip′o·dous adjective
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