Home › Words › I › isopodisopod/ˈaɪ.sə(ʊ)ˌpɒd/isopod means any of very many crustaceans, of the order Isopoda, that have a flattened body and no carapace.isopod is pronounced /ˈaɪ.sə(ʊ)ˌpɒd/.EtymologyFrom the taxonomic name Isopoda; by surface analysis, iso- + -pod.nounAny of very many crustaceans, of the order Isopoda, that have a flattened body and no carapace.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).