sandhopper

Other forms: sandhoppers

Definitions of sandhopper
  1. noun
    small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches
    synonyms: beach flea, sand flea, sand hopper
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    type of:
    amphipod
    a kind of malacostracan crustacean
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