Definitions for amphipoda
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1. Amphipoda, order Amphipodanoun

   small flat-bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp

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1. amphipoda

   Amphipoda is an order of small, shrimp-like crustaceans within the class Malacostraca. They are found in almost all aquatic environments, including oceans, freshwater lakes, rivers, and streams. They are characterized by having a laterally compressed body and an abdomen divided into one or two segments. They lack a carapace and the first two pairs of their thoracic appendages are modified for use in feeding. Common examples include sand hoppers and beach fleas. They play important roles in the aquatic food chain and contribute significantly to the decomposition of organic matter.

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1. Amphipoda

   a numerous group of fourteen -- footed Crustacea, inhabiting both fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed laterally, and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and forward, but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward. The beach flea is an example. See Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca

2. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + , foot.]

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1. Amphipoda

   Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. The name amphipoda refers to the different forms of appendages, unlike isopods, where all the thoracic legs are alike. Of the 7,000 species, 5,500 are classified into one suborder, Gammaridea. The remainder are divided into two or three further suborders. Amphipods range in size from 1 to 340 millimetres and are mostly detritivores or scavengers. They live in almost all aquatic environments; 750 species live in caves and the order also includes terrestrial animals and sandhoppers such as Talitrus saltator.

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1. Amphipoda

   An order of mostly marine CRUSTACEA containing more than 5500 species in over 100 families. Like ISOPODA, the other large order in the superorder Peracarida, members are shrimp-like in appearance, have sessile compound eyes, and no carapace. But unlike Isopoda, they possess thoracic gills and their bodies are laterally compressed.

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   The numerical value of amphipoda in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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   The numerical value of amphipoda in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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3. ^ Webster Dictionary
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4. ^ Wikidata
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