giant isopod

noun

Any of several very large marine isopods of the genus Bathynomus, known for being the largest of all known isopods.

Origintranslingual Bathynomus giganteus →
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Meanings

noungiant isopod (plural giant isopods)

plural giant isopods

  1. Any of several very large marine isopods of the genus Bathynomus, known for being the largest of all known isopods.

Origin

  1. translingualBathynomus giganteus
  2. Englishgiant isopod

Compound of giant + isopod, possibly influenced by the name of the type species translingual Bathynomus giganteus (literally “giant Bathynomus”).

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giant isopod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giant%20isopod

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“giant isopod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giant%20isopod. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “giant isopod,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giant%20isopod.

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