woodlouse

British  

/ ˈwʊdˌlaʊs /

noun

1. any of various small terrestrial isopod crustaceans of the genera Oniscus, Porcellio, etc, which have a flattened segmented body and occur in damp habitats See also pill bug

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Example Sentences

Even bugs as small as woodlice can disperse seeds they eat, setting a new record for smallest animal recorded to do so.

From Science Daily

Then, to see whether the seeds remained intact after being digested, the researchers fed silver dragon fruits to three kinds of invertebrates—camel crickets, rough woodlice, and earwigs—and examined their feces under a microscope.

From Science Magazine

He snorted and dug his powerful claws into the rotten tree trunk, sending beetles and woodlice scurrying as he tore out a chunk of the spongy timber.

From Literature

I have just had to do a scene in a film coming out later this year that involved woodlice swarming over a pizza box.

From The Guardian

“That’s the very last thing I wanted to do to an old friend,” she says to the dead woodlouse, as it disappears down the drain.

From New York Times