isopod

From the taxonomic name Isopoda; by surface analysis, iso- +‎ -pod. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ.sə(ʊ)ˌpɒd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ.səˌpɒd/

• Audio (General American):

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• Hyphenation: i‧so‧pod

isopod (plural isopods)

1. Any of very many crustaceans, of the order Isopoda, that have a flattened body and no carapace.

• pillbug
• slater
• sowbug
• woodlouse

• Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “isopod”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

• isodop, opiods, pooids