woodlouse

/ˈwʊdˌlaʊs/

Etymology

From wood + louse.

woodlouse means any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of the 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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.

woodlouse is pronounced /ˈwʊdˌlaʊs/.

noun

Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of the 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.“In addition, both the woodlouse and the crayfish possess an unpaired medial nerve which runs along the whole length of the ventral nerve cord, linking adjacent ganglia.”