Definition
Having or characterized by the presence of feet or leg structures on both sides of the body, or having feet adapted for dual purposes.
Etymology
From Greek 'amphi' (both) + 'pod' (foot) + '-ous' (suffix meaning full of or characterized by). An adjectival form emphasizing the bilateral foot arrangement typical of amphipods.
Kelly Says
Amphipodous organisms proved that having specialized legs for multiple tasks—swimming AND crawling—is actually a winning evolutionary strategy that's worked for millions of years!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሁለት እግር
huleet egir
ARالعربية
قشريات
qash-ri-yat
CACatalà
amfipòdic
am-fee-poh-dik
CSČeština
amfipódový
am-fee-poh-doh-vee
DADansk
amfibod
am-fee-bod
DEDeutsch
Amphipoden
amp-fee-POH-den
ELΕλληνικά
αμφίποδος
am-fee-poh-dos
ESEspañol
amfipódo
am-fee-POH-doh
FISuomi
amfibodinen
am-fee-bo-deen
FRFrançais
amphipode
am-fee-pohd
HAHA
karya biyu
ka-rya bee-yu
HEעברית
דו-רגלי
do-reg-lee
HIहिन्दी
द्विपाद
dwi-paad
HUMagyar
amfipódo
am-fee-poh-doh
IDBahasa Indonesia
amfipus
am-fee-pus
ITItaliano
amfipòdo
am-fee-POH-doh
JA日本語
両生脚類
ryō-sei-kyō-rui
KMKM
ប្រភេទ ព្រោះ
pra-phet proh
MSBahasa Melayu
amfipus
am-fee-pus
MYမြန်မာ
ရှစ်လက်
shits-let
NLNederlands
amfipodisch
am-fee-poh-dish
NONorsk
amfibod
am-fee-bod
PLPolski
amfipódzki
am-fee-podz-kee
PTPortuguês
amfipódo
am-fee-POH-doh
RORomână
amfipódoid
am-fee-poh-doh-id
RUРусский
амфиподный
am-fee-pod-nyy
SVSvenska
amfibod
am-fee-bod
SWKiswahili
amfibod
am-fee-bod
TAதமிழ்
இரண்டு கால்கள்
irandu kaalgal
TEతెలుగు
రెండు కాళ్ళ
rendu kaal
THไทย
สัตว์สองขา
sat song kha
TLTL
amfipódo
am-fee-poh-doh
TRTürkçe
amfipod
am-fee-pohd
UKУкраїнська
амфіподовий
am-fee-po-doh-vee
VITiếng Việt
hai chân
hai chan
ZH中文
两足动物
liǎng zú dòng wù