
Woodlouse
WordNet
noun
(1) Any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
WiktionaryText
Noun
woodlouse
- A terrestrial isopod crustacean (suborder Oniscoidea) with a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often capable of being rolled into a ball, found in damp, dark places, and feeding only on dead plant matter, usually lives under stones or bark.
Synonyms
- (local terms) armadillo bug, butcher boy, pill bug, rolly polly, slater, sow bug