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  • noun Plural form of amphipod.

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Examples

  • At 9,000m in the Tonga Trench, off the coast of New Zealand, small creatures called amphipods swarm.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2010

  • At 9,000m in the Tonga Trench, off the coast of New Zealand, small creatures called amphipods swarm.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2010

  • "These are things that most people never notice, some small segmented worms called amphipods, some little shrimp-like crustaceans," says Tunnell, associate director of the Harte

    TheState.com: Homepage 2010

  • "These are things that most people never notice, some small segmented worms called amphipods, some little shrimp-like crustaceans," says Tunnell, associate director of the Harte

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • "These are things that most people never notice, some small segmented worms called amphipods, some little shrimp-like crustaceans," says Tunnell, associate director of the Harte

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • Researchers from the that the copepods were in turn eaten by larger crustaceans called amphipods, which serve as food for squid and fin whales.

    Worldchanging: Bright Green 2009

  • Researchers from the that the copepods were in turn eaten by larger crustaceans called amphipods, which serve as food for squid and fin whales.

    Worldchanging: Bright Green 2009

  • Within aquatic habitats, the freshwater crustaceans are of global significance, as many groups such as amphipods, isopods and crayfish are relicts of the Gondwana fauna.

    Tasmanian Wilderness, Australia 2008

  • Household pesticides like pyrethroids are entering storm water runoff and sewage in sufficient levels to kill stream organisms such as amphipods and the larvae of mayflies and caddisflies.

    A DC Birding Blog 2010

  • Household pesticides like pyrethroids are entering storm water runoff and sewage in sufficient levels to kill stream organisms such as amphipods and the larvae of mayflies and caddisflies.

    A DC Birding Blog 2010

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