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isopod definition

iso·pod (-päd′)

noun

any of an order (Isopoda) of mostly aquatic malacostracan crustaceans with a flat, oval body and seven pairs of walking legs of similar size and form, each pair attached to a segment of the thorax

Etymology: < ModL < iso- + -pod

adjective

of an isopod or the isopods
Also isopodan isop′o·dan (ī säp′ə dən)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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