ISOPOD


Meaning of ISOPOD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈī-sə-ˌpäd ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek is- + pod-, pous foot — more at foot

Date: circa 1835

: any of a large order (Isopoda) of small sessile-eyed aquatic or terrestrial crustaceans with the body composed of seven free thoracic segments each bearing a pair of similar legs

• isopod adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.