Definition
Small crustaceans with flattened bodies that swim sideways and are commonly found in oceans and freshwater environments.
Etymology
From Greek 'amphi' (both) + 'pous' (foot), coined in the 1800s because these creatures have legs adapted for both jumping and swimming, unlike other crustaceans.
Kelly Says
Amphipods are nature's cleanup crew—they eat dead plants and animals in water, and some species can survive in environments so harsh that scientists study them to understand extreme life.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሁለት እግር
huleet egir
ARالعربية
قشريات
qash-ri-yat
CACatalà
amfipòdics
am-fee-poh-dik-s
CSČeština
amfipódi
am-fee-poh-dee
DADansk
amfiboder
am-fee-bo-der
DEDeutsch
Amphipoden
amp-fee-POH-den
ELΕλληνικά
αμφίποδες
am-fee-poh-des
ESEspañol
amfipódos
am-fee-POH-dohs
FISuomi
amfibodit
am-fee-bo-dit
FRFrançais
amphipodes
am-fee-pohd
HAHA
karya biyu
ka-rya bee-yu
HEעברית
דו-רגליים
do-reg-lee-im
HIहिन्दी
द्विपाद
dwi-paad
HUMagyar
amfipódok
am-fee-poh-dok
IDBahasa Indonesia
amfipus
am-fee-pus
ITItaliano
amfipòdi
am-fee-POH-dee
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
amfipoden
am-fee-poh-den
NONorsk
amfiboder
am-fee-bo-der
PLPolski
amfipody
am-fee-pohd-ee
PTPortuguês
amfipódos
am-fee-POH-dohs
RORomână
amfipódi
am-fee-poh-dee
RUРусский
амфиподы
am-fee-pohd-ee
SVSvenska
amfiboder
am-fee-bo-der
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
amfipodlar
am-fee-pohd-lar
UKУкраїнська
амфіподи
am-fee-po-dee
VITiếng Việt
hai chân
hai chan
ZH中文
两足动物
liǎng zú dòng wù