amphipoda

• Таксономический отряд мелких, плоских, полуназемных ракообразных, включающий китовых вшей, песчаных блох и рачков-скелетов.

A taxonomic order of small, flat-bodied, semiterrestrial crustaceans, including whale lice, sand-hoppers, and skeleton shrimp.

uncountable · proper noun

1. Order of crustaceansC2formalscientific

   A diverse order of small, laterally compressed crustaceans, including sand-hoppers, whale lice, and skeleton shrimp, found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

   Отряд ракообразных

   • Amphipoda are a key part of the marine food web.
   • The beach was teeming with small amphipods burrowing in the sand.
   • Scientists discovered a new species of Amphipoda in the deep ocean.