isopoda

Noun
Synonyms: Isopodaorder Isopoda

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. woodliceSynonyms: Isopodaorder Isopoda
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Isopoda \I*sop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See Iso-, and -poda.] (Zool.) An order of sessile-eyed Crustacea, usually having seven pairs of legs, which are all similar in structure. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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