Amphipoda
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A numerous group of fourteen -- footed Crustacea, inhabitingboth fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed laterally,and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and forward, butthe posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward. The beachflea is an example. See Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca.
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