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Meaning of "woodlouse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WOODLOUSE

woodlouse  [ˈwʊdˌlaʊs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WOODLOUSE

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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Woodlouse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WOODLOUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

woodlouse

Woodlouse

A woodlouse is a crustacean with a rigid, segmented, long exoskeleton and fourteen jointed limbs. Woodlice form the suborder Oniscidea within the order Isopoda, with over 5,000 known species. Woodlice in the genus Armadillidium can roll up into an almost perfect sphere as a defensive mechanism, hence some of the common names such as pill bug or roly-poly. Most woodlice, however, cannot do this.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WOODLOUSE


booklouse
ˈbʊkˌlaʊs
clubhouse
ˈklʌbˌhaʊs
delouse
diːˈlaʊs
farmhouse
ˈfɑːmˌhaʊs
flouse
flaʊs
greenhouse
ˈɡriːnˌhaʊs
guesthouse
ˈɡɛstˌhaʊs
house
haʊs
Klaus
klaʊs
lighthouse
ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs
louse
laʊs
mouse
maʊs
Nicklaus
ˈnɪklaʊs
nous
naʊs
penthouse
ˈpɛntˌhaʊs
spouse
spaʊs
steakhouse
ˈsteɪkˌhaʊs
Strauss
straʊs
warehouse
ˈwɛəˌhaʊs
Winehouse
waɪnˌhaʊs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WOODLOUSE

woodiest
woodiness
woodland
woodlander
woodlark
woodless
woodlessness
woodlice
woodlore
woodlot
woodman
woodmeal
woodmen
woodmouse
woodness
woodnote
woodpecker
woodpile
woodprint
woodreeve

WORDS THAT END LIKE WOODLOUSE

bird louse
biting louse
blouse
chicken louse
crab louse
Father of the House
fish louse
girl´s blouse
jalouse
jealouse
jumping plant louse
lady of the house
middy blouse
overblouse
plant louse
sucking louse
the House
Toulouse
water louse
White House

Synonyms and antonyms of woodlouse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «woodlouse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WOODLOUSE

Find out the translation of woodlouse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of woodlouse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «woodlouse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

土鳖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

woodlouse
570 millions of speakers

English

woodlouse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

woodlouse
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

woodlouse
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мокрица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

woodlouse
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

woodlouse
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cloporte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Woodlouse
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Assel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダンゴムシ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

woodlouse
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kayu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

woodlouse
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

woodlouse
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वडाचे झाड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tesbih
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

woodlouse
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

woodlouse
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мокриця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

woodlouse
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

woodlouse
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

woodlouse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

woodlouse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Skrukketroll
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of woodlouse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WOODLOUSE»

The term «woodlouse» is normally little used and occupies the 115.873 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WOODLOUSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «woodlouse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «woodlouse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about woodlouse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOODLOUSE»

Discover the use of woodlouse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to woodlouse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
New Zealand Journal of Zoology
In the laboratory they were maintained individually in transparent plastic dishes ( diameter 7 cm) and fed woodlice, Porcellio scaber Latrielle (Isopoda: Oniscidae). A test began when a woodlouse was introduced into a cage containing an ...
2
Science-gossip: An Illustrated Monthly Record of Nature, ...
At least three species of woodlouse are common in England, yet few people, except naturalists, know how to distinguish them. The first and perhaps most generally known is the " pill- woodlouse," the scientific name of which is Armadillo ...
‎1887
3
Hardwicke's Science-gossip
At least three species of woodlouse are common in England, yet few people, except naturalists, know how to distinguish them. The first and perhaps most generally known is the "pill- woodlouse," the scientific name of which is Armadillo  ...
‎1888
4
The Complete Garden Wildlife Book
INVERTEBRATES - COMMON WOODLOUSE Common Woodlouse I Oniscus asellus Length: 15mm; width: 5mm A very familiar sight in the garden, the Common Woodlouse is a distinctive species, familiar to many. They are commonly ...
Mark Golley, 2007
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The Nervous Systems of Invertebrates: An Evolutionary and ...
6A, B). 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. This median nerve appears to be pioneered by a neuron in the  ...
O. Breidbach, Wolfram Kutsch, 1995
6
Nick Baker's Bug Book: Discover the World of Mini-Beasts!
You can add another dimension to this experiment by repeating it with one woodlouse or if you are doing this with a friend, two woodlice. You place both your woodlice in the dry side without the damp cotton wool. Then after picking which ...
Nick Baker, Nick Baker, Wildlife Trusts (Great Britain, 2006
7
Ten Thousand A-year
Dear Father, — Read the enclosed ! and then sell up Woodlouse. — Your dutiful Son, "B. Bloodsuck, Jun." The old gentleman, on reading this laconic epistle, and its enclosure, immediately issued execution against Woodlouse, on a cognovit ...
Samuel Warren, 1854
8
Wally Woodlouse
The Little Bugs have worries, just like you and me . . . Shy Wally Woodlouse finally comes out of his shell, when he sees how much fun he's missing out on!
Damon Burnard, 2000
9
Blackwood's Magazine
the truth of my reflection. 'Twas a capital notion of Mudfiint's to send forth such a splendid list of sham subscribers, and it was natural enough for Mr Bloodsuck to assent to it, and Mr Woodlouse to become the party to it which he did—but who ...
‎1841
10
A Joyful Heart: Meditations for Lent
What trinitarian pattern emerges from the contemplation of a woodlouse? As with the Athanasian creed, or similar formula, we have to begin with a few doctrinal facts, which is where our cathedral sermon custom of using a bit of Latin comes ...
Martin Thornton, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOODLOUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term woodlouse is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Grumpy cats and friendly dogs? Sure, but what about brazen …
The Czech team observed how the common rough woodlouse, Porcellio scaber, did what woodlice often do when threatened - feign death by curling up their ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 15»
2
Leave woodlice alone
The woodlouse has been extant for some 160 million years, and has latterly picked up some pleasing nicknames, such as tiggyhog and chiggy pig. A harmless ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 15»
3
QUIRKY WORLD ... St Louis woman can't get credit for being alive
The Czech team observed how the common rough woodlouse, Porcellio scaber, did what woodlice often do when threatened — feign death by curling up their ... «Irish Examiner, Aug 15»
4
Card Crawl to get a woodlouse-lord, new cards, and much more in …
Included will be three new avatars. These are the archer, the assassin, and the woodlouse-lord. Yes, the woodlouse-lord. That's who I'll be playing as, obviously. «Pocket Gamer, Jun 15»
5
Does Kafka's Gregor turn into a woodlouse?
David Baddiel, who has made a programme for Radio 4 on the issue, thinks Gregor is turned into a woodlouse. He discussed the issue with the Natural History ... «BBC News, May 15»
6
Bibble bugs' platoon scuttled
Scores of woodlice were packed into the brick's recesses, presenting a ... This venerable individual, a common shiny woodlouse, sat motionless as a fossil, ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
7
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain: say the name of Little Woodlouse Legs …
The serial victim of mistaken identity is right now that rarest of things, a young English player who is neither particularly underrated nor overrated. Useful. Up to it. «The Guardian, Nov 14»
8
Hairy, scary and lethal: how dangerous are Britain's household …
Head of a woodlouse spider. A close up of the business end of a woodlouse spider – even more scary if you're a woodlouse. Photograph: Alamy. Richard Jones. «The Guardian, Sep 14»
9
How Many Names do Brits Have for Woodlice?
So you can't blame the residents of a tiny island nation for choosing to pass the time creating quite so many cute little names for the common woodlouse. «Anglophenia, Sep 14»
10
New critter discovered on whale carcass
A new species of bug, similar in appearance to the common woodlouse, has been found plastered all over a whale carcass on the floor of the deep Southern ... «Phys.Org, Apr 14»

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