isopod

English

An isopod (Armadillidium nasatum)

Giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus)

Etymology

From the taxonomic name Isopoda; by surface analysis, iso- +‎ -pod. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ.sə(ʊ)ˌpɒd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ.səˌpɒd/

• Audio (General American):

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• Hyphenation: i‧so‧pod

Noun

isopod (plural isopods)

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

Derived terms

• eelgrass isopod
• giant isopod
• isopodologist
• isopodous
• metallic isopod
• red seaweed isopod

Translations

crustacean of the order Isopoda

• Czech: stejnonožec m
• Dutch: pissebed (nl) f
• Finnish: siira (fi)
• French: isopode (fr) m
• German: Assel (de) f
• Hungarian: ászkarák, ászka (hu)
• Ido: isopodo (io)
• Irish: iseapód m
• Italian: isopode m
• Latin: isopūs m
• Limburgish: kelderverke (li) n
• Polish: równonóg m
• Portuguese: isópode m, isópodo m
• Russian: изопо́д m (izopód), равноно́гий m (ravnonógij)
• Spanish: isópodo m
• Thai: ไอโซพอด (aai-soo-pòd)
• Turkish: tespih böceği (tr)
• Zealandic: platte zeuge f

See also

• pillbug
• slater
• sowbug
• woodlouse

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “isopod”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• isodop, opiods, pooids