isopod
nounUK /ˈaɪ.sə.pɒd/
US /ˈaɪ.sə.pɑːd/
An isopod is a small animal with a hard shell and many legs, like a pill bug.
We found an isopod curled up under a rock in the garden.
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2. Any member of the order Isopoda, a large group of crustaceans that includes marine, freshwater, and land species.
Scientists discovered a new deep-sea isopod near the ocean floor.
3. A type of small crustacean often used as a model organism in biological research.
The lab studies isopods to learn how animals adapt to life on land.
4. A creature with a segmented body and seven pairs of legs, commonly found in damp places.
Isopods hide in moist soil and under fallen leaves.