AMPHIPOD


Meaning of AMPHIPOD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌpäd ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek amphi- + pod-, pous foot — more at foot

Date: 1835

: any of a large order (Amphipoda) of small crustaceans (as the sand flea) with a laterally compressed body

• amphipod adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.