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    SANDHOPPER

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beachesplay

    Synonyms:

    beach flea; sand flea; sand hopper; sandhopper

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    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("sandhopper" is a kind of...):

    amphipod (a kind of malacostracan crustacean)

    Holonyms ("sandhopper" is a member of...):

    genus Orchestia; Orchestia (type genus of the family Orchestiidae)

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