giant isopod

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English

Bathynomus giganteus, the largest and most well-known giant isopod, being held by an employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration off the Gulf of Mexico.

Etymology

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

Noun

giant isopod (plural giant isopods)

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

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