noun
- A small crustacean with a flattened body, seven pairs of legs, and no tail fin, found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.
Usage: Common in biology and zoology contexts; Plural: isopods
Examples
- The isopod crawled across the damp forest floor.
- Isopods are important decomposers in many ecosystems.
- A pill bug is a type of terrestrial isopod.
- Marine isopods live on the ocean floor and in deep-sea environments.
- The biology class observed isopods under the microscope.
- Isopods have adapted to survive in both wet and dry habitats.