woodlouse
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- IPA /ˈwʊd.ˌlaʊs/
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woodlouse noun
- 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.
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oniscideanslaterarmadillo bugpotato bugwoodlouse spidersowbugwood bugwoodwormwoodwaspdoodlebugbark lousepill buglousebooklousewoodborersow bugarmadillid
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