order Amphipoda

9.2

Small animals like shrimp that live in water and have bodies flattened from side to side

noun
/ˈɔrdər æmˈfɪpədə/

Specialized

: orden Amphipoda

The order Amphipoda includes creatures commonly known as sand-hoppers.

Examples

Marine biologists discovered several new species within the order Amphipoda during their expedition.
Many animals in the order Amphipoda can be found in coastal areas.
Some members of the order Amphipoda have adapted to live in terrestrial environments.
The order Amphipoda includes various species of small crustaceans.
Marine biologists discovered several new species within the order Amphipoda during their expedition.
The order Amphipoda includes creatures commonly known as sand-hoppers.
Many animals in the order Amphipoda can be found in coastal areas.

Synonyms

Amphipoda

vsorder Amphipoda

Specialized

9.9

Small sea animals like tiny shrimp that have bodies flattened from side to side

is the formal phrase stating the group's taxonomic rank

Surface Forms

order Amphipoda singular

orders Amphipoda plural

Morphology

order + Amphipoda

The phrase is compositional: 'order' denotes a taxonomic rank and 'Amphipoda' is the name of the group, so together they straightforwardly mean the taxonomic order called Amphipoda. Biological classification syntax is cross-linguistically regular, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer this specialized meaning.

Etymology

Order Amphipoda comes from Greek parts amphi- meaning 'both' and -poda meaning 'feet'. It creates a picture of small, shrimp-like animals with legs on both sides of their flat bodies, so the name describes this group.