amphipoda
/'æmfipɔdə/
📖 中文释义
- n. 端足类
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
- n. pl. A numerous group of fourteen -- footed Crustacea,
- inhabiting both fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed
- laterally, and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and
- forward, but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward.
- The beach flea is an example. See Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca.