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Gammaridae

plural noun
Gam·mar·i·dae | \gəˈmarəˌdē, gaˈ-\

Definition of Gammaridae 

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

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History and Etymology for Gammaridae

New Latin, from Gammarus, type genus + -idae

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