am|phi|pod

am|phi|pod
am|phi|pod «AM fuh pod», noun, adjective.
–n.
any one of a large order of small aquatic crustaceans with four front sets of legs directed forward and three rear sets directed backward, such as the beach fleas.
–adj.
of or having to do with an amphipod or amphipods.
[< New Latin Amphipoda < Greek amphi- both + poús, podós foot]

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