HyperDic: sand_flea

English > 1 sense of the expression sand flea:
NOUNanimalsand flea, beach flea, sand hopper, sandhoppersmall amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas
English > sand flea: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches.
Synonymsbeach flea, sand hopper, sandhopper
Member ofOrchestia, genus Orchestiatype genus of the family Orchestiidae
BroaderamphipodA kind of malacostracan crustacean

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