| 单词 | sand-hopper |
| 释义 | > as lemmassand-hopper sand-hopper n. a crustacean, Talitrus locusta; also, a sand flea of the genus Orchestia. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > miscellaneous types > talitrus locusta (sand-hopper) sand-hopper1790 sand-skipper1871 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Siphonaptera or fleas > [noun] > member of genus Orchestia sea-flea1658 sand-hopper1790 sand-skipper1871 sand-jumper1900 1790 J. Hassell Tour Isle of Wight II. xxv. 131 Another particular species of fish..to which they give the name of Sandhopper, from its motion, which consists of a hop or bound, like that of a grasshopper; in all other respects it resembles a shrimp, as well in make as in colour. 1818 Sporting Mag. 2 158 Such insects as ‘sea-lice’ and ‘sand-hoppers’. 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man ii. ix. 337 The male sand-hopper (Orchestia) does not acquire his large claspers..until nearly full-grown. < as lemmas |
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