- rock-boring isopod
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: a marine isopod (Sphaeroma pentodon) of the Pacific Coast of No. America that burrows into stone or wood by biting off pieces with its powerful mandibles
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
rock-boring isopod
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sphaeroma — sfə̇ˈrōmə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sphairōma something made round, from sphairoun to make round, from sphaira ball, sphere more at sphere 1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Sphaeromidae) of marine isopod crustaceans… … Useful english dictionary
