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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of various small amphipod crustaceans of the family Talitridae that live on sandy beaches and hop somewhat like fleas.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A name of sundry small amphipod crustaceans. Also called sand-hopper, shore-jumper, and sand-flea.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches

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