Isopod
/ˈaɪ.sə(ʊ)ˌpɒd/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of very many crustaceans, of the order Isopoda, that have a flattened body and no carapace.
- 2 any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"When I was a kid we called sowbugs “roly-polys”, because they roll up in a ball when threatened. In some other places that kind of isopod is called a “woodlouse”."
Etymology
From the taxonomic name Isopoda; by surface analysis, iso- + -pod.