About The Word Isopoda
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Isopoda
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What's The Definition Of Isopoda?
[n] woodlice
Synonyms | Synonyms for Isopoda: order Isopoda Related Terms | Find terms related to Isopoda: See Also | animal order | Armadillidiidae | family Armadillidiidae | family Oniscidae | family Porcellionidae | isopod | Malacostraca | Oniscidae | Porcellionidae | subclass Malacostraca Isopoda In Webster's Dictionary \I*sop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Iso-}, and {-poda}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An order of sessile-eyed Crustacea, usually having seven
pairs of legs, which are all similar in structure.
Note: The body is usually depressed, with the abdominal
segments short, and often consolidated in part. The
branchi[ae] are on the abdominal appendages. The group
includes the terrestrial pill bugs and sow bugs, with
numerous marine forms. See {Arthrostrata}, {Gribble}.
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