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Noun: amphipod  'am-fi,pód
  1. A kind of malacostracan crustacean
    "Amphipods are important components of many aquatic food chains"

Derived forms: amphipods

Type of: malacostracan crustacean

Part of: Amphipoda, order Amphipoda

Encyclopedia: Amphipod