amphipod
UK/ˈam.fɪ.pɒd/US/ˈam.fɪ.pɑd/
amphipod noun: any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.
Noun
amphipod (plural amphipods)
- Any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.
- Most of these are quite large, made by the small marsh mammals, but some are small and seem to be much used by the amphipods.1905, Mabel Elizabeth Smallwood, The Salt-marsh Amphipod: Orchestia Palustris, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, page 18
- Laboratory feeding assays employing the common antarctic planktivorous fish Pagothenia borchgrevinki demonstrated that live amphipods are consumed by fish, while amphipod-sea butterfly pairs are consistently rejected.2001, James B. McClintock, Bill J. Baker, Deborah K. Steinberg, “5: The Chemical Ecology of Invertebrate Meroplankton and Holoplankton”, in James B. McClintock, Bill J. Baker, editors, Marine...
amphipod meaning in Tamil
amphipod in Tamil
- பன்முகக்காலி
Forms of amphipod
| plural | amphipods |
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Origin of amphipod
From taxonomic name Amphipoda.
Words formed from amphipod
Questions about amphipod
- What does amphipod mean?
- Amphipod means any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.
- What is amphipod in Tamil?
- Amphipod in Tamil is பன்முகக்காலி. See Amphipod meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is amphipod?
- Amphipod is a noun.
- How do you pronounce amphipod?
- Amphipod is pronounced /ˈam.fɪ.pɑd/ (US).
- What is the plural of amphipod?
- The plural of amphipod is amphipods.
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