woodlouse
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woodlouse
- /ˈwʊdˌlaʊs/
Where it comes from
From wood + louse.
noun woodlice
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Any of various small terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, having a rigid segmented exoskeleton, usually feeding on dead plant matter and living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark. Several common species roll into a ball when disturbed, hence names such as pill bug and roly-poly.
In addition, both the woodlouse and the crayfish possess an unpaired medial nerve which runs along the whole length of the ventral nerve cord, linking adjacent ganglia.
Similar: armadillo bug, butcher boy, cheese-bug, cheesybug, cheeselog, chiggypig, chucky pig, doodlebug, grammersow, lobster lug, monkey pea, pill bug
Translations
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noun small land crustacean of suborder Oniscidea
| Español | cochinilla, cochinilla de humedad, chanchito, chanchito de tierra, bicho bolita, bichobolita |
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| 한국어 | 쥐며느리 jwimyeoneuri |
| 日本語 | 草鞋虫 warajimushi, 団子虫 dangomushi |
| 中文 | 木蝨 /木虱 mùshī, 潮蟲 /潮虫 cháochóng, 土鱉蟲 /土鳖虫 tǔbiēchóng, 藥丸蟲 /药丸虫 |
| हिन्दी | दीमक dīmak, काष्ठ यूका kāṣṭh yūkā |
| Português | bicho-de-conta, tatuzinho, tatuzinho-de-jardim, tatu-de-jardim, porca-sara |
| Français | cloporte, cochon de saint Antoine |
| Deutsch | Kellerassel, Assel, Landassel |
| Italiano | onisco, armadillo volgare, porcellino di terra |
| Ελληνικά | ονίσκος onískos, καβρομαμούνα kavromamoúna |
| Русский | мокри́ца mokríca |
| Tiếng Việt | bọ đất, mọt ẩm |
| العربية | قَمْل الخَشَب qaml al-ḵašab |
Talk about this word "woodlouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/woodlouse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. woodlouse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/woodlouse "woodlouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/woodlouse.Cite this
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title = {woodlouse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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