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isopoda |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Isopoda \I*sop"o*da\, n. pl [NL. See {Iso-}, and {-poda}.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of sessile-eyed Crustacea, usually having seven pairs of legs, which are all similar in structure. Note: The body is usually depressed, with the abdominal segments short, and often consolidated in part The branchi[ae] are on the abdominal appendages. The group includes the terrestrial pill bugs and sow bugs, with numerous marine forms. See {Arthrostrata}, {Gribble}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Isopoda n : woodlice [syn: {Isopoda}, {order Isopoda}]
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