īˈsäpədə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from is- + -poda
: a large order of small sessil-eyed malacostracan crustaceans (division Peracarida) that lack a carapace, that have a body usually depressed with seven free thoracic segments each bearing a pair of similar legs, and that occur in marine, freshwater, or terrestrial habitats or as parasites on invertebrates and fish — compare tanaidacea
• isop·o·dan (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ədən, -əd ə n adjective or noun
• isop·o·dous -dəs adjective