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6 words match “ISOPODA”

ISOPODA n.
An order of sessile-eyed Crustacea, usually having seven pairs of legs, which are all similar in structure.
ANISOPODA n.
n of Crustacea, which, in some its characteristics, is intermediate between Amphipoda and Isopoda.
EUISOPODA n.
A group which includes the typical Isopoda.
ARTHROSTRACA n.
e the thorax and abdomen are both segmented; Tetradecapoda. It includes the Amphipoda and Isopoda.
ISOPOD a. 2 definitions
Having the legs similar in structure; belonging to the Isopoda. -- n.
SOW n.
See Cyclamen. -- Sow bug, or Sowbug (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of terrestrial Isopoda belonging to Oniscus, Porcellio, and allied genera of the family Oniscidæ. They feed chiefly on decaying vegetable substances. -- Sow thistle Etym: [AS. sugepistel] (Bot.), a composite plant (Sonchus oleraceus) said to be…