woodlouse

== English == === Etymology === From wood +‎ louse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwʊdˌlaʊs/ === Noun === woodlouse (plural woodlice) 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. ==== Synonyms ==== (any species of suborder Oniscidea): oniscidean (local terms): armadillo bug, butcher boy, cham chamruam bug, cheese-bug, cheesybug, Cheeselog, chiggypig, Chucky pig, doodlebug, grammersow, Lobster lug, Monkey Pea pill bug, rolly polly/roly-poly/roly poly, sowbug, sowpig, sai bug, saisai gnat, saikor bug, sairynkor bug, slater See also Thesaurus:woodlouse ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === woodlouse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Oniscidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Oniscidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons