wood louse

noun Zoology.

any of certain small, terrestrial crustaceans of the genera Oniscus, Armadillidium, etc., having a flattened, elliptical body.

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Origin of wood louse

First recorded in 1605–15

Words nearby wood louse

wood hoopoe, wood hyacinth, wood ibis, wood lily, wood lot, wood louse, wood meadow grass, wood mouse, wood nymph, wood opal, wood owl
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British Dictionary definitions for woodlouse

woodlouse
/ (ˈwʊdˌlaʊs) /

noun plural -lice (-ˌlaɪs)

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