giant isopod

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English[edit]

Bathynomus giganteus, the largest and most well-known giant isopod, being held by an employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration off the Gulf of Mexico.

Etymology[edit]

Compound of giant +‎ isopod, possibly influenced by the name of the type species translingual Bathynomus giganteus (literally “giant Bathynomus”).

Noun[edit]

giant isopod (plural giant isopods)

  1. Any of several very large marine isopods of the genus Bathynomus, known for being the largest of all known isopods.

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