woodlouse
Any of various small terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, having a…Any of various small terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, having a rigid segmented exoskeleton, usually feeding on dead plant matter and living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark. Several common species roll into a ball when disturbed, hence names such as pill bug and roly-poly.
» The woodlouse crawled across the window ledge.
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1 sensesAny of various small terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, having a rigid segmented exoskeleton, usually feeding on dead plant matter and living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark. Several common species roll into a ball when disturbed, hence names such as pill bug and roly-poly.
Kellerassel, Assel, Landassel
мокри́цаmokríca
мокри́цяmokrýcja
- any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
Examples
3 sentencesThe woodlouse crawled across the window ledge.
Roly-polies are woodlice which can roll themselves into a ball.
Woodlice are crustaceans.
Translations
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Origin
From wood + louse.From wood + louse.
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Forms
plural: woodliceSynonyms
22 synonyms- any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats:wood louseslater
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular