Main Entry: iso·pod

Pronunciation: \ˈī-sə-ˌpäd\

Function: noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek is- + pod-, pous foot — more at foot

Date: circa 1835

: 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