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Isopoda
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I`sop´o`da
n. pl.1.(Zool.) An order of sessile-eyed Crustacea, usually having seven pairs of legs, which are all similar in structure.
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Noun1.Isopoda - woodliceIsopoda - woodlice                            
order Isopoda
animal order - the order of animals
Malacostraca, subclass Malacostraca - largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies
isopod - any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling
Armadillidiidae, family Armadillidiidae - pill bugs
family Oniscidae, Oniscidae - a family of Isopoda
family Porcellionidae, Porcellionidae - sow bugs
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