sand hopper
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Noun (1)
- small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beachesSynonyms: beach fleasandhoppersand fleaType of amphipodMember of Orchestia, genus Orchestia
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Sand hopper
Zoology, a beach flea; an orchestian.
From the entry Sand.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54