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amphipods

UK/ˈam.fɪ.pɒdz/

amphipods is the plural of amphipod.

Meaning of amphipod

Noun

amphipod (plural amphipods)

  1. 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

Phrases with amphipods

Questions about amphipods

What is amphipods the plural of?
Amphipods is the plural of amphipod.
How do you pronounce amphipods?
Amphipods is pronounced /ˈam.fɪ.pɒdz/ (UK).

Words near amphipods in the dictionary

  1. amphipodan
  2. amphipodiform
  3. amphipodologist
  4. amphipodologists
  5. amphipodous
  6. amphipods
  7. amphipol
  8. Amphipolis
  9. amphipols
  10. amphiporid
  11. amphiporids

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