amphipodn.adj.
A. n.
An animal of the order Amphipoda.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Arthostraca > order Amphipoda > member of
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sandscrew1863
1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xv. 41 Amphipods. Head distinct. Eyes sessile.
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 755/2 In the Amphipods the want of resemblance between the different rings of the body becomes more remarkable.
B. adj.
= amphipodous adj.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [adjective] > of or belonging to Malacostraca > of or relating to Amphipoda
amphipod1852
amphipodous1862
amphipodan1877
1852 J. D. Dana Crustacea i. 11 The abdomen..partakes of the Amphipod character.
1877 W. Thomson Voy. Challenger I. ii. 129 A very large amphipod crustacean.
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