amphipoda

/æm'fipədə/

Thân thiện

Amphipoda can be found hopping among the seaweed on a rocky shore.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A taxonomic order of small, primarily aquatic crustaceans: "Amphipoda" refers to an order of malacostracan crustaceans characterized by a laterally compressed body, no carapace, and differing forms of thoracic appendages. They are commonly found in marine, freshwater, and some semi-terrestrial habitats.
   • The group itself: The term can also refer to the collective group of animals belonging to this order.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The biologist studied the diverse species within the Amphipoda found in the tidal zone.
  • Beach hoppers and skeleton shrimp are both members of the order Amphipoda.

Advanced Usage

• In scientific classification: The term is used formally in taxonomy to categorize a specific group of crustaceans.
  • The family Talitridae falls under the order Amphipoda.

Variants and Related Words

• Amphipod (n): A singular member of the order Amphipoda.
  • We found an interesting amphipod under the seaweed.

Synonyms

• Scuds (common name for some freshwater amphipods)
• Sideswimmers (common name referring to their swimming motion)

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Amphipoda
• order Amphipoda