- any crustacean of the order Isopoda, including woodlice and pill bugs, in which the body is flattened dorsoventrally
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Isopoda
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i•so•pod
(ī′sə pod′),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
i•sop•o•dan
(ī sop′ə dn),USA pronunciation adj., n.
i•sop′o•dous, adj.
- Invertebratesany 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.
adj.
- Invertebratesof, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Isopoda.
- having the feet all alike, or similar in character.
- Neo-Latin Isopoda. See iso-, -pod
- 1825–35;
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isopod /ˈaɪsəʊˌpɒd/ n
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