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I0255600 (ī′sə-pŏd′)n. Any of numerous marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans of the order Isopoda, characterized by a flattened segmented body usually bearing seven pairs of legs and including the woodlice and gribbles.

[From New Latin Īsopoda, order name : iso- + New Latin -poda, -pod.]

i′so·pod′ adj.

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(ˈaɪsəʊˌpɒd) n (Animals) any crustacean of the order Isopoda, including woodlice and pill bugs, in which the body is flattened dorsoventrallyadj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Isopoda isopodan, iˈsopodous adj

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(ˈaɪ səˌpɒd)

n. 1. any flattened crustacean of the order Isopoda, having seven pairs of similar legs, as wood lice and various aquatic forms. adj. 2. of or pertaining to the Isopoda. [1825–35; < New Latin Isopoda. See iso-, -pod] i•sop•o•dan (aɪˈsɒp ə dn) adj., n.

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isopod - any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawlingmalacostracan crustacean - a major subclass of crustaceansIsopoda, order Isopoda - woodliceslater, woodlouse - any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitatssea louse, sea slater - marine isopod crustaceanpleopod, swimmeret - one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming

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(ī`səpŏd'), common name for crustaceans belonging to the order Isopoda and in the same subclass as lobsters and crayfish. Isopods are characterized by their flattened bodies, lack of a carapace, and gills located on the abdominal appendages. About 4,000 species are known. Most are aquatic; they are bottom-dwellers or are associated with water plants in freshwater or marine habitats. Some live under rocks on the shore, and some are terrestrial, living inconspicuously in surface litter or under logs. These, the pill bugs, or sow bugs, are the only large group of terrestrial crustaceans. Some isopods roll up like armadillos when disturbed. Some are parasitic, living on other crustaceans or in the mouths or on the gills of fishes. Most isopods are small, less than 1-2 in. (1.27 cm) long, but Bathynomus gigantea, a deep-sea species, may be over 1 ft (30 cm) long. Isopods are classified in the phylum ArthropodaArthropoda
[Gr.,=jointed feet], largest and most diverse animal phylum. The arthropods include crustaceans, insects, centipedes, millipedes, spiders, scorpions, and the extinct trilobites.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Crustacea, order Isopoda.

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noun any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling

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