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woodlouse

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Insects
wood·louse /ˈwʊdlaʊs/ noun (plural woodlice /-laɪs/) [countable]  HBIa small grey creature like an insect that lives under wood, stones etc 〔生活在木头、石块等下面的〕潮虫
Examples from the Corpus
woodlouseShe brushed a woodlouse from her skirt and then realised that George was staring at something behind her.If he sees a worm or even a woodlouse, everything stops for the rescue.You may find more than one kind of woodlouse, but collect only one sort, about 20.No other kind of woodlouse does this.There are several different kinds of woodlouse.
wood·louse nounChineseSyllable
that a like grey lives an small creature insect under wood, Corpus


woodlouse
woodlouse /ˈwʊdlaʊs/ noun (plural woodlice /-laɪs/) [countable]
a small grey creature like an insect that lives under wood, stones etc


wood·louseBrE /ˈwʊdlaʊs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwʊdlaʊs/ 🔊 noun (
plural
wood·lice BrE /ˈwʊdlaɪs/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwʊdlaɪs/ 🔊
)
a small grey creature like an insect, with a hard shell, that lives in decaying wood or damp soil 潮虫