sphaeroma
noun
sphae·ro·ma
sfə̇ˈrōmə
1
capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Sphaeromidae) of marine isopod crustaceans having broad oval bodies that can sometimes be rolled into a ball, an abdomen of two segments, and well developed antennae and including destructive borers of pilings and other timbers see rock-boring isopod
2
plural -s : any isopod of the genus Sphaeroma
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek sphairōma something made round, from sphairoun to make round, from sphaira ball, sphere