isopod noun. ['ʌɪsǝpɒd] M19.
[from mod. Latin Isopoda (see below), from Greek iso- ISO- + pod-, pous foot.]
Zoology. Any crustacean of the order Isopoda, characterized by a dorsoventrally flattened body, and seven similar pairs of thoracic legs equal in length, and comprising the terrestrial woodlice and allied marine and freshwater species, some being parasitic. Cf. AMPHIPOD.

■ isopodan [ʌɪ'sɒpǝd(ǝ)n] adjective & noun (a) adjective = ISOPODOUS; (b) noun = ISOPOD: M19.

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