English Explanatory Dictionary

woodlouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of the suborder Oniscidea, which have a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often being capable of rolling into a ball, and feed only on dead plant matter, usually living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark.

Pronunciation

/ˈwʊdˌlaʊs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-woodlouse.wav

Word forms

woodlouse woodlice

Etymology

From wood + louse.

Synonyms

armadillo bug butcher boy cham chamruam bug cheese-bug cheesybug Cheeselog chiggypig Chucky pig doodlebug grammersow Lobster lug Monkey Pea pill bug rolly polly roly-poly roly poly sowbug sowpig sai bug saisai gnat saikor bug sairynkor bug slater oniscidean carpenter cheslip crawly pig lockchester lugdor oniscid pill bug potato bug woodlouse

Related words

crustacean isopod arthropod Oniscidea Ligiamorpha Armadillidium armadillidiid porcellionid sea slater

Derived words

sea woodlouse woodlouse spider
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