isopod
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.sə(ʊ)ˌpɒd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.səˌpɒd/
Audio (GA) (file) - Hyphenation: i‧so‧pod
Noun edit
isopod (plural isopods)
- Any of very many crustaceans, of the order Isopoda, that have a flattened body and no carapace.
Translations edit
crustacean of the order Isopoda
See also edit
Further reading edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “isopod”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.