isopodiform

adjective

iso·​pod·​i·​form

¦īsə¦pädəˌfȯrm also ¦īzə-

: resembling an isopod in form

Word History

Etymology

New Latin isopodiformis, from Isopoda + Latin -iformis -iform

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