giant isopod
English
editEtymology
editCompound of giant + isopod, possibly influenced by the name of the type species translingual Bathynomus giganteus (literally “giant Bathynomus”).
Noun
editgiant isopod (plural giant isopods)
- Any of several very large marine isopods of the genus Bathynomus, known for being the largest of all known isopods.
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editSee also
edit- giant isopod on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bathynomus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies