Isopod (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. 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
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Isopoda.
  2. having the feet all alike, or similar in character.
noun
  1. any crustacean of the order Isopoda, including woodlice and pill bugs, in which the body is flattened dorsoventrally
adjective
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Isopoda
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