Orchestia

noun

Or·​ches·​tia

ȯ(r)ˈkestēə

: a genus (the type of the family Orchestiidae) of semiterrestrial amphipod cructaceans comprising the widely distributed beach fleas of sandy seacoasts

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek orchēstēs dancer (from orcheisthai to dance, leap) + New Latin -ia

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