sandhopper

• Небольшое ракообразное из отряда бокоплавов, которое передвигается прыжками, как блоха, и обычно встречается на океанских пляжах.

A small amphipod crustacean that moves by hopping like a flea, commonly found on ocean beaches.

1. Small beach crustaceanC1formalscientific

   A small, flea-like amphipod crustacean that lives in damp sand and hops when disturbed, commonly found on ocean beaches.

   Песчаная блоха

   • Children watched the sandhoppers jump across the wet sand.
   • Sandhoppers are an important food source for shorebirds.
   • The biologist collected sandhoppers for her research on coastal ecosystems.

   Synonymsbeach fleasand flea