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isopod
[ ahy-suh-pod ]
noun
- any freshwater, marine, or terrestrial crustacean of the order or suborder Isopoda, having seven pairs of legs typically adapted for crawling, and a dorsoventrally flattened body, and including wood lice, several aquatic parasites of crabs and shrimps, and numerous swimming or bottom-dwelling species.
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the Isopoda.
- having the feet all alike, or similar in character.
isopod
/ ˈaɪsəʊˌpɒd; aɪˈsɒpədən /
noun
- any crustacean of the order Isopoda, including woodlice and pill bugs, in which the body is flattened dorsoventrally
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Isopoda
isopod
/ ī′sə-pŏd′ /
- Any of numerous mostly small crustaceans of the order Isopoda, characterized by a flattened body usually bearing seven pairs of legs. Isopods include the sow bugs, pill bugs, and gribbles.
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Derived Forms
- isopodan, adjective
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Other Words From
- i·sop·o·dan [ahy-, sop, -, uh, -dn], adjective noun
- i·sopo·dous adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
In his paper on the development of the fresh-water Isopod, Asellus, Rathke returns to this point.
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This little crustacean is associated in its work on submerged timber with the isopod Limnoria lignorum.
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The male of this isopod, which inhabits the bay of Christiansand, is not yet known.
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The marine isopod Idotea entomon, related to the common wood-louse, has a similar distribution.
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Bucholz has recently described a new kind of isopod, allied to the lyriopes, which lives on the Hemioniscus.
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