pram bug

English

Noun

pram bug (plural pram bugs)

  1. An amphipod of genus Phronima.
    • 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 107:
      The double pairs of compound eyes of the small but sinister Pram bug, which allow it to scan for prey and danger at the same time.
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