metallic isopod

noun

Idotea metallica, a species of aquatic isopod characterised by its metallic blue colouration and by the blunt, squared-off shape of the telson.

Meanings

nounmetallic isopod (plural metallic isopods)

plural metallic isopods

  1. Idotea metallica, a species of aquatic isopod characterised by its metallic blue colouration and by the blunt, squared-off shape of the telson.
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