- order Isopoda
- nounwoodlice• Syn: ↑Isopoda• Hypernyms: ↑animal order• Member Holonyms: ↑Malacostraca, ↑subclass Malacostraca• Member Meronyms:
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order Isopoda
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isopoda — (Order Isopoda): ( ) [Kensley and Schotte, 1989]. Schematic representation of an isopod illustrating morphological terms. [Kensley and Schotte, 1989] … Crustacea glossary
Isopoda — noun woodlice • Syn: ↑order Isopoda • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Malacostraca, ↑subclass Malacostraca • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Isopoda — I*sop o*da, n. pl. [NL. See {Iso }, and { poda}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of sessile eyed Crustacea, usually having seven pairs of legs, which are all similar in structure. [1913 Webster] Note: The body is usually depressed, with the abdominal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order … Useful english dictionary
frontal lamina — (Order Isopoda): A sternal plate arising between the bases of the antennae and probably homologous to the epistome of their arthropods; in many isopods the frontal lamina may extend anteriorly to be visible in the dorsal aspect; in many Valvifera … Crustacea glossary
praniza — (Order Isopoda): Juvenile, immature stage of gnathiideans [Kensley and Schotte, 1989]. (Order Isopoda): Juvenile, immature stage of gnathiideans [Wetzer et al. 1997]. (Order Isopoda): Parasitic larval stage of certain isopods. Characterized by… … Crustacea glossary
pylopod — (Order Isopoda): First pereopod of the Gnathiidea, modified to form part of the mouthparts [Kensley and Schotte, 1989]. (Order Isopoda): Modified appendage of first pereon segment (pereonite) in certain isopods; functions as maxilliped… … Crustacea glossary
lamina dentata — (Order Isopoda): Serrate platelike structure in the mandible of anthurideans, formed by the fusion of spines of the spine row [Kensley and Schotte, 1989]. (Order Isopoda): Serrate platelike structure on the mandible of anthurideans, presumed to… … Crustacea glossary
anus — (Order Cladocera): Posterior opening of digestive tract at end of postabdomen. (terminal, on dorsal margin) [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Order Notostraca): Posterior opening of digestive tract at end of telson; located between caudal rami and may be… … Crustacea glossary
heart — (Order Cladocera): In circulatory system, typically short, muscular pumping organ located anterior to brood chamber in trunk. Blood enters heart through single pair of ostia and is pumped anteriorly into a sinus, although certain predatory water… … Crustacea glossary
