- wood louse
- noun Date: 1611 a terrestrial isopod crustacean (suborder Oniscoidea) with a flattened elliptical body often capable of being rolled into a ball — called also pill bug, sow bug
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Wood louse — Wood Wood, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; frequently … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wood louse — wood′ louse n. ivt any of various tiny isopod crustaceans, often of damp shady habitats, as the pill bug and the sow bug • Etymology: 1605–15 … From formal English to slang
wood louse — n. 1. SOW BUG 2. PILL BUG … English World dictionary
wood louse — noun 1. : a terrestrial isopod crustacean (suborder Oniscoidea) that has a flattened elliptical body often capable of being rolled into a ball and seven pairs of walking legs, is commonly dull brown or gray, usually lives under stones or bark,… … Useful english dictionary
wood louse — Zool. any of certain small, terrestrial crustaceans of the genera Oniscus, Armadillidium, etc., having a flattened, elliptical body. [1605 15] * * * plural Wood Lice, either of two related terrestrial crustaceans, the pill bug (q.v.) and … Universalium
wood louse — ‚wÊŠd‚laÊŠs n. (British) potato bug … English contemporary dictionary
wood-louse — … Useful english dictionary
Sea wood louse — (Zo[ o]l.) A sea slater. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pill wood louse — Pill Pill, n. [F. pilute, L. pilula a pill, little ball, dim. of L. pila a ball. Cf. {Piles}.] 1. A medicine in the form of a little ball, or small round mass, to be swallowed whole. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively, something offensive or nauseous … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pill wood louse — noun Etymology: pill (IV) : wood louse 1 … Useful english dictionary
