Isopoda

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Isopoda \I*sop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Iso-}, and {-poda}.]
     (Zool.)
     An order of sessile-eyed Crustacea, usually having seven
     pairs of legs, which are all similar in structure.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     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}.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Isopoda
       n : woodlice [syn: {order Isopoda}]