Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amphipod

/ˈam.fɪ.pɑd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: am-phi-pod
IPA: /ˈam.fɪ.pɑd/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.

Example Sentences

"1905, Mabel Elizabeth Smallwood, The Salt-marsh Amphipod: Orchestia Palustris, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, page 18, Most of these are quite large, made by the small marsh mammals, but some are small and seem to be much used by the amphipods."
"Laboratory feeding assays employing the common antarctic planktivorous fish Pagothenia borchgrevinki demonstrated that live amphipods are consumed by fish, while amphipod-sea butterfly pairs are consistently rejected."
"We have managed just once, briefly, to send humans to that depth in a sturdy diving vessel, yet it is home to colonies of amphipods, a type of crustacean similar to shrimp but transparent, which survive without any protection at all."

Etymology

From taxonomic name Amphipoda.

Word Breakdown

Root: Amphipoda

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈam.fɪ.pɑd/
British English: /ˈam.fɪ.pɒd/

Inflected Forms

amphipods (plural)

Derived Forms

amphipodan amphipodous

Phrases

supergiant amphipod

Questions

How do you pronounce amphipod?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈam.fɪ.pɑd/.
What does amphipod mean?: Any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.
Where does amphipod come from?: From taxonomic name Amphipoda.

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