wood louse

noun Zoology.

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

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

Example sentences from the Web for woodlouse

The fresh wind had a cooling effect on them all, and on Woodlouse's suggestion a truce was concluded.

Garman and Worse |Alexander Lange Kielland
It has the power of rolling itself into a perfect sphere, like one kind of English woodlouse.

A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World |Charles Darwin
Professor Woodlouse thought that he and his brother scholars, by lying hid and being quiet, might maybe catch a live one.

Sketches New and Old, Complete |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
One of the few people who had not been at the fire was our friend Woodlouse.

Garman and Worse |Alexander Lange Kielland

So the poor old Woodlouse retreated out of sight, consumed with shame.

Sketches New and Old, Complete |Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

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 habitats See also pill bug

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wood louse

noun Zoology.

Origin of wood louse

Words nearby wood louse

Example sentences from the Web for woodlouse

British Dictionary definitions for woodlouse

noun plural -lice (-ˌlaɪs)

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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wood louse

noun Zoology.

Origin of wood louse

Words nearby wood louse

Example sentences from the Web for woodlouse

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noun plural -lice (-ˌlaɪs)

British Dictionary definitions for woodlouse