Gammaridae

plural noun

Gam·​mar·​i·​dae

gəˈmarəˌdē,

gaˈ-

: a large family of swimming amphipod crustaceans of both marine and freshwater forms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Gammarus, type genus + -idae

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