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(am-phi-pod) 3 syllables

Definition

noun. any of an order Amphipoda of malacostracan crustaceans with a vertically thin body and one set of legs for jumping or walking and another set for swimming

Example Sentence

An amphipod is a flat-bodied crustacean.

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