wood louse

A form of woodlouse — Any of various small terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, having a rigid segmented exoskeleton, usually feeding on dead plant matter and living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark. Several common species roll into a ball when disturbed, hence names such as pill bug and roly-poly.

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Meanings

nounwood louse (plural wood lice)

plural wood lice

  1. alternativeAlternative form of woodlouse.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats

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Broader
isopod
Also see
slaterwoodlouse

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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wood louse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20louse

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wood louse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20louse.

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