Meaning of ISOPODA
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| | Definition: | | [n] woodlice |
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| | Synonyms: | | order Isopoda |
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| | See Also: | | animal order, Armadillidiidae, family Armadillidiidae, family Oniscidae, family Porcellionidae, isopod, Malacostraca, Oniscidae, Porcellionidae, subclass Malacostraca | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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}.
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