giant isopod

English

Etymology

Compound of giant +‎ isopod, possibly influenced by the name of the type species translingual Bathynomus giganteus (literally “giant Bathynomus”).

Noun

giant isopod (plural giant isopods)

  1. Any of several very large marine isopods of the genus Bathynomus, known for being the largest of all known isopods.

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