order Amphipoda

Thesaurus

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order Amphipoda - small flat-bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimpAmphipodaanimal order - the order of animalsMalacostraca, subclass Malacostraca - largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach fliesamphipod - a kind of malacostracan crustaceanfamily Orchestiidae, Orchestiidae - beach fleasCaprella, genus Caprella - skeleton shrimpCyamus, genus Cyamus - whale lice