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Meaning of woodlouse

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

woodlouse

Pronunciation:/ˈwʊd.ˌlaʊs/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, which have a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often being capable of rolling into a ball, and feed only on dead plant matter, usually living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark.