AMPHIPOD

Meaning of AMPHIPOD in English

n. any crustacean of the largely marine order Amphipoda, having a laterally compressed abdomen with two kinds of limb, e.g. the freshwater shrimp (Gammarus pulex).

Etymology: AMPHI- + Gk pous podos foot

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

AMPHIPOD — noun see: foot Date: 1835 any of a large order (Amphipoda) of small crustaceans (as the sand flea) with a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMPHIPOD — I. ˈamfəˌpäd adjective or am·phip·o·dal (ˈ)am|fipəd ə l ; or am·phip·o·dan -ədən ; or am·phip·o·dous -ədəs Etymology: amphipod from New …
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AMPHIPOD — (a.) Alt. of Amphipodan
Английский словарь Webster
AMPHIPOD — (n.) One of the Amphipoda.
Английский словарь Webster
AMPHIPOD — ( n. ) One of the Amphipoda.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AMPHIPOD — ( a. ) Alt. of Amphipodan
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AMPHIPOD — /am"feuh pod'/ , n. 1. any of numerous small, flat-bodied crustaceans of the group Amphipoda, including the beach fleas, sand …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMPHIPOD — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek amphi- + pod-, pous foot — more at foot Date: 1835 : any of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMPHIPOD — noun one of the amphipoda. 2. amphipod ·adj ·alt. of amphipodan.
Webster English vocab
AMPHIPOD — [ 'amfɪpɒd ] ■ noun Zoology a crustacean of the chiefly marine order Amphipoda, having a laterally compressed body and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
AMPHIPOD — [am.phi.pod] n [ultim. fr. Gk amphi- + pod-, pous foot--more at foot] (1835): any of a large order (Amphipoda) of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMPHIPOD — any member of the invertebrate order Amphipoda (class Crustacea) inhabiting all parts of the sea, lakes, rivers, sand beaches, caves, …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMPHIPOD — n. any crustacean of the largely marine order Amphipoda, having a laterally compressed abdomen with two kinds of limb, e.g. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AMPHIPOD — n. any crustacean of the largely marine order Amphipoda, having a laterally compressed abdomen with two kinds of limb, e.g. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AMPHIPOD — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ päd Function: noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek amphi- + pod-, pous foot ― more at FOOT …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SAND FLEA — noun Date: 1796 a flea (as a chigoe) found in sandy places, any of numerous amphipod crustaceans (family Talitridae) living …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMPHIPODOUS — adjective see amphipod I
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AMPHIPODAN — I. adjective see amphipod I II. noun see amphipod II
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AMPHIPODAL — adjective see amphipod I
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SCUD — I. ˈskəd verb ( scudded ; scudded ; scudding ; scuds ) Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian …
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SCREW — I. ˈskrü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English skrewe, from Middle French escroe, escroue female screw, nut, from Medieval …
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GAMMARID — I. gammarid adjective Etymology: New Latin Gammaridae : of or relating to the family Gammaridae II. gam·ma·rid ˈgamərə̇d, -ˌrid noun …
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WHALE LOUSE — noun 1. : any of several degenerate amphipod crustaceans (genus Cyamus ) parasitic on cetaceans 2. : whale barnacle
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SKELETON SHRIMP — noun : an amphipod crustacean of Caprella or a related genus
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SEMITERRESTRIAL — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ at semi- + adjective Etymology: semi- + terrestrial : chiefly terrestrial: as a. : growing on boggy ground semiterrestrial …
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SAND SCREW — noun : an amphipod crustacean ( Lepidactylis arenarius ) which burrows in the sandy seabeaches of Europe and America
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PHRONIMA — ˈfränəmə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phronimos sane, sensible; probably akin to Greek phren-, phrēn diaphragm, mind …
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ORCHESTIA — ȯ(r)ˈkestēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek orchēstēs dancer (from orcheisthai to dance, leap) + New Latin -ia …
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GAMMARUS — ˈgamərəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, alteration (influenced by Late Latin gambarus, alteration of Latin cammarus ) of Latin …
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GAMMARIDAE — gəˈmarəˌdē, gaˈ- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Gammarus, type genus + -idae : a large family of …
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CHELURA — kəˈlu̇rə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from chel- + -ura : a genus of marine amphipod Crustacea that bore …
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CAPRELLA — kəˈprelə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, diminutive of Latin capra — more at capra : a genus of small …
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Oxford English vocab

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