isopod

/'aisoupɔd/

Thân thiện

A small isopod crawls over a damp, mossy log in the forest.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of small crustacean: An isopod is any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans characterized by having a flattened body and seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The marine biologist studied the isopod under the microscope.
  • Pill bugs, common in gardens, are a familiar type of terrestrial isopod.
  • The aquarium had a population of isopods that helped clean the tank.

Advanced Usage

• In scientific classification: The term "isopod" is used to refer to any member of the large order Isopoda within the class Malacostraca.
  • The diversity of the Isopoda order includes both parasitic and free-living species.

Variants and Related Words

• Isopoda (n): The scientific order to which all isopods belong.
  • The order Isopoda contains over 10,000 described species.

Synonyms

• Crustacean: A broader category of arthropods which includes isopods, crabs, and shrimp.
• Woodlouse (for terrestrial types): A common name for certain isopods found on land.
• Pill bug (for specific terrestrial types): A common name for isopods that can roll into a ball.

Related Phrases and Terms

• Aquatic isopod: Specifies isopods that live in water, such as those found in oceans or freshwater.
  • The fish was infected by a parasitic aquatic isopod.
• Terrestrial isopod: Specifies isopods that live on land.
  • Terrestrial isopods are important decomposers in forest ecosystems.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling