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Woodlouse
see synonyms of woodlouseNoun
1. slater, woodlouse
any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Woodlouse
see synonyms of woodlousenoun 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 habitats
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Woodlouse
see synonyms of woodlousen. pl. wood·lice (-līs′) or wood lice
Any of various terrestrial isopod crustaceans of the suborder Oniscidea, having a gray or brown oval segmented body and commonly found in damp places such as under logs. Some woodlice can roll into a ball. Also called pillbug, slater, sowbug.
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