woodlouse
pronunciation
How to pronounce woodlouse in British English:
UK [ˈwʊdlaʊs]
How to pronounce woodlouse in American English:
US [ˈwʊdlaʊs]
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- Noun:
- any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
Word Origin
- woodlouse (n.)
- also wood-louse, 1610s, from wood (n.) + louse (n.). So called from being found in old wood.