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Woodlouse

noun
(pl. woodlice)
1.
Any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats.  Synonym: slater.





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"Woodlouse" Quotes from Famous Books



... described under that name when first introduced, in 1843. From Mamillaria, however, it differs in the form of its tubercles, which are hatchet-shaped, and cleft at the apex, where each division is clothed with small, horny, overlapping scales, not unlike the back of a woodlouse—hence ...
— Cactus Culture For Amateurs • W. Watson


Words linked to "Woodlouse" :   sow bug, slater, pill bug, isopod


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