isopod

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UK/ˈaɪ.sə(ʊ)ˌpɒd/US/ˈaɪ.səˌpɒd/

noun

Any of very many crustaceans, of the order Isopoda, that have a flattened body and no carapace.

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Meanings

nounisopod (plural isopods)

plural isopods

  1. Any of very many crustaceans, of the order Isopoda, that have a flattened body and no carapace.

Origin

From the taxonomic name Isopoda; by surface analysis, iso- + -pod.

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Translations

Czech stejnonožec
  • stejnonožeccrustacean of the order Isopoda
Dutch pissebed
  • pissebedcrustacean of the order Isopoda
Finnish siira
  • siiracrustacean of the order Isopoda
French isopode
  • isopodecrustacean of the order Isopoda
German Assel
  • Asselcrustacean of the order Isopoda
Hungarian ászkarák, ászka
  • ászkarákcrustacean of the order Isopoda
  • ászkacrustacean of the order Isopoda
Irish iseapód
  • iseapódcrustacean of the order Isopoda
Italian isopode
  • isopodecrustacean of the order Isopoda
Latin isopūs
  • isopūscrustacean of the order Isopoda
Polish równonóg
  • równonógcrustacean of the order Isopoda
Portuguese isópode, isópodo
  • isópodecrustacean of the order Isopoda
  • isópodocrustacean of the order Isopoda
Russian изопо́д, равноно́гий
  • изопо́д (izopód)crustacean of the order Isopoda
  • равноно́гий (ravnonógij)crustacean of the order Isopoda
Spanish isópodo
  • isópodocrustacean of the order Isopoda
Thai ไอโซพอด
  • ไอโซพอด (aai-soo-pòd)crustacean of the order Isopoda
Turkish tespih böceği
  • tespih böceğicrustacean of the order Isopoda

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Cite this entry
APA

isopod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isopod

MLA

“isopod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isopod. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isopod,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isopod.

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