sandhopper

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a small beach-dwelling amphipod crustacean, especially a talitrid, that moves by hopping

   Sandhoppers emerged from the damp seaweed after sunset.

A compound of sand and hopper, named for the animal's habitat and jumping movement. Sand flea is a common alternative, although the animal is a crustacean rather than a true flea.

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