giant isopod
Meanings
noun
- Any of several very large marine isopods of the genus Bathynomus, known for being the largest of all known isopods.
Word forms
Etymology
Compound of giant + isopod, possibly influenced by the name of the type species translingual Bathynomus giganteus (literally “giant Bathynomus”).
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