Definitions for isopod
ˈaɪ səˌpɒdiso·pod

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. isopodnoun

   any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling

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1. isopodnoun

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

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1. isopod

   Isopoda is an order of crustaceans that includes woodlice and their relatives. Isopods live in the sea, in fresh water, or on land. All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons, two pairs of antennae, seven pairs of jointed limbs on the thorax, and five pairs of branching appendages on the abdomen that are used in respiration. Females brood their young in a pouch under their thorax. Isopods have various feeding methods: some eat dead or decaying plant and animal matter, others are grazers, or filter feeders, a few are predators, and some are internal or external parasites, mostly of fish. Aquatic species mostly live on the seabed or bottom of freshwater bodies of water, but some taxa can swim for a short distance. Terrestrial forms move around by crawling and tend to be found in cool, moist places. Some species are able to roll themselves into a ball as a defense mechanism or to conserve moisture. There are over 10,000 identified species of isopod worldwide, with around 4,500 species found in marine environments, mostly on the seabed, 500 species in fresh water, and another 5,000 species on land. The order is divided into eleven suborders. The fossil record of isopods dates back to the Carboniferous period (in the Pennsylvanian epoch), at least 300 million years ago, when isopods lived in shallow seas. The name Isopoda is derived from the Greek roots iso- (from ἴσος ísos, meaning "equal") and -pod (from ποδ-, the stem of πούς poús, meaning "foot").

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1. isopod

   An isopod is a type of crustacean that has a rigid, segmented exoskeleton and jointed limbs. Mostly found in saltwater, some species are also found in freshwater or on land. This group includes species such as woodlice and sea slaters. They are characterized by their typically flattened bodies and seven pairs of legs.

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1. Isopodadjective

   having the legs similar in structure; belonging to the Isopoda

2. Isopodnoun

   one of the Isopoda

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1. Isopod

   ī′so-pod, n. a crustacean whose legs are all alike, any one of the Isop′oda, an order of higher Crustaceans in the division with unstalked eyes.—adjs. I′sopod, Isop′odous. [Gr. isos, equal, pous, podos, a foot.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of isopod in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of isopod in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=isopod
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Isopod
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopod
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/isopod
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=isopod
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=isopod