sandhopper
9.9
A small animal like a tiny shrimp that hops on beaches
- noun
- /ˈsændˌhɑːpər/
:
salta arena
- At the beach, I watched a small sandhopper jump from one grain of sand to another.
Examples
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Children collected tiny sandhoppers in their buckets while playing near the shoreline.
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The sandhopper quickly scurried away when the tide began to rise.
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♪ ♪ And the little sandhopper said, "My oh my"...
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♪ Funny little sandhopper basking in the sun...
Synonyms
sand flea
vssandhopper
1
5.4
A small jumping animal like a tiny flea that lives on sandy beaches
is more specifically an amphipod that hops in short quick jumps on ocean beaches
sand hopper
vssandhopper
1
7.7
A small beach animal that jumps like a flea
is written as a single word in modern usage
1
7.4
A small animal that jumps like a flea and lives on sandy beaches
focuses on identity as a small amphipod crustacean
Surface Forms
sandhopper singular
sandhoppers plural
Morphology
Etymology
Sandhopper is made of sand and hopper, like the hopper in grasshopper. The hopper part comes from the idea 'to hop' or 'jump', so a sandhopper is a small creature that 'hops' across the sand.