NOUN | animal | slater, woodlouse, wood louse | any of various small terrestrial / terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body |
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Sounds | sley'ter | |
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Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... |
Meaning | Any of various small terrestrial / terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats. | |
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Synonyms | woodlouse, wood louse | |
Narrower | pill bug | small terrestrial / terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ball |
sow bug | terrestrial / terrestrial isopod having an oval segmented body (a shape like a sow) | |
Broader | isopod | Any of various small terrestrial / terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling |
Spanish | cochinilla de humedad, cochinilla, oniscidea, pizarrero | |
Catalan | porquet de sant antoni, porquet de Sant Antoni |
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