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SANDHOPPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sandhopper mean?
• SANDHOPPER (noun)
The noun SANDHOPPER has 1 sense:
1. small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches
Familiarity information: SANDHOPPER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
beach flea; sand flea; sand hopper; sandhopper
Hypernyms ("sandhopper" is a kind of...):
amphipod (a kind of malacostracan crustacean)
Holonyms ("sandhopper" is a member of...):
genus Orchestia; Orchestia (type genus of the family Orchestiidae)
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