isopod
noun
iso·pod
ˈī-sə-ˌpäd 
: any of a large order (Isopoda) of small sessile-eyed aquatic or terrestrial crustaceans with the body composed of seven free thoracic segments each bearing a pair of similar legs
isopod
adjective
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The isopods were first fished for food specifically in 2017, according to the study, and quickly became a specialty menu item.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
There are thousands of marine isopod species, but the supergiant sea bugs are some of the most eye-catching animals of their kind.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Peter Ng Back in March of 2022, scientists from Hanoi University bought several supergiant isopods of the genus Bathynomus from restaurants and fishermen in Quy Nhơn City – and no, not for eating.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2025
In fact, in aquariums, giant isopods have been recorded to go four years without food, according to the source.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2023
Explore a new deep-sea exhibit Giant isopods scurry like roly-poly bugs in a touch tank.
—John Metcalfe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
The giant isopod has seven pairs of legs and moves slowly, deep in the ocean.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2023
Paddling in the deepest depths of the Atlantic Ocean, the poker chip–size invertebrates—isopods of the species Bathyopsurus nybelini—tug along fronds of seaweed sometimes longer than themselves while swimming upside down and backward.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024
The examples are numerous, from giant isopods that resemble overgrown pill bugs to the elusive colossal squid.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2024
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
There are thousands of marine isopod species, but the supergiant sea bugs are some of the most eye-catching animals of their kind.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Peter Ng Back in March of 2022, scientists from Hanoi University bought several supergiant isopods of the genus Bathynomus from restaurants and fishermen in Quy Nhơn City – and no, not for eating.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2025
In fact, in aquariums, giant isopods have been recorded to go four years without food, according to the source.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2023
Explore a new deep-sea exhibit Giant isopods scurry like roly-poly bugs in a touch tank.
—John Metcalfe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
The giant isopod has seven pairs of legs and moves slowly, deep in the ocean.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2023
Paddling in the deepest depths of the Atlantic Ocean, the poker chip–size invertebrates—isopods of the species Bathyopsurus nybelini—tug along fronds of seaweed sometimes longer than themselves while swimming upside down and backward.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024
The examples are numerous, from giant isopods that resemble overgrown pill bugs to the elusive colossal squid.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2024
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“Isopod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/isopod. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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isopod
noun
iso·pod
ˈī-sə-ˌpäd
: any of a large order of small crustaceans (as a wood louse) with a thorax made up of seven segments of which each bears a pair of legs
isopod
adjective
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