ISOPOD

isopod

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

isopod (plural isopods)

Any of very many crustaceans, of the order Isopoda, that have a flattened body and no carapace.

Anagrams

• isodop, opiods, pooids

Source: Wiktionary


I"so*pod, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having the legs similar in structure; belonging to the Isopoda.

– n.

Definition: One of the Isopoda.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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