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Noun: isopod  'I-su,pód
  1. Any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling
    "Isopods play important roles in many ecosystems as decomposers"

Derived forms: isopods

Type of: malacostracan crustacean

Part of: Isopoda, order Isopoda

Encyclopedia: Isopod