giant isopod

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several very large marine isopods of the genus Bathynomus, known for being the largest of all known isopods.

Word forms

giant isopod giant isopods

Etymology

Compound of giant + isopod, possibly influenced by the name of the type species translingual Bathynomus giganteus (literally “giant Bathynomus”).

Related words

Bathynomus
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