sandhopper

sandhopper
noun
small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches
Syn: ↑beach flea, ↑sand hopper, ↑sand flea
Hypernyms: ↑amphipod
Member Holonyms: ↑Orchestia, ↑genus Orchestia

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sandˈhopper noun
An amphipod crustacean (Talitrus, Orchestia, etc) of the seashore and tidal estuaries that jumps by suddenly straightening its bent body
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