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talitrid

talitrid noun: any amphipod in the family Talitridae.

Noun

talitrid (plural talitrids)

  1. Any amphipod in the family Talitridae.
    • To cope with daily variation of environmental parameters, talitrids evolved a migratory behaviour, synchronized with tidal and nictemeral cycles, that enable them to locate the suitable patches of habitat on the shore (Pardi and Ercolini 1986).2012, F.M. Faranda, Mediterranean Ecosystems: Structures and Processes, page 392

Forms of talitrid

pluraltalitrids

Questions about talitrid

What does talitrid mean?
Talitrid means any amphipod in the family Talitridae.
What part of speech is talitrid?
Talitrid is a noun.
What is the plural of talitrid?
The plural of talitrid is talitrids.

Words near talitrid in the dictionary

  1. talithes
  2. talithim
  3. talithot
  4. talithoth
  5. taliths
  6. talitrid
  7. talitrids
  8. talitroidean
  9. talitroideans
  10. Talivan
  11. Talivans

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