woodlouse
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The meaning (definition) of the word woodlouse
a tiny grey bug with a hard shell that lives under wet wood.
The word woodlouse used in a sentence
“I found a tiny woodlouse hiding under the wet log outside.”
Words that mean the same as woodlouse (synonyms)
pillbugsowbug
The plural of the word woodlouse
woodlice
How the word woodlouse is said around the world
| French | cloporte (kloh-PAWRT) |
| Spanish | cochinilla de la humedad (koh-chee-NEE-lyah thay lah oo-may-THAHD) |
| Mandarin | 鼠妇 (shoo foo) |
| Hindi | लकड़ी का जूं (LUK-ree kah gyoon) |
| Arabic | قملة الخشب |
| Russian | мокрица (muk-RYEE-tsah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | bicho-de-conta (BEE-shoo-duh-KOHN-tah) |
| Portuguese (BR) | tatuzinho-de-jardim (tah-too-ZEE-nyuu-jew-zhah-ruh-jeeng) |
| Japanese | ダンゴムシ (dahng-goh-MU-shee) |
| German | Assel (AH-suhl) |
| Urdu | لکڑی کا لاؤس (LUK-ree kah lah-OHS) |
| Punjabi | ਵੁੱਡਲੂਸ (vuud-duh-LOOS) |
| Korean | 쥐며느리 (JWEEM-yu-nu-ree) |
| Hebrew | כינה (KHEE-nah) |
| Greek | ξυλώδης ψείρα (ksee-LOH-theez PSEE-rah) |
| Dutch | pissebed (PI-suh-bet) |
| Tagalog | kuto ng kahoy (KOO-toh en-GAY KAH-ohy) |
| Vietnamese | con mối gỗ (kawn MOH-ury ghoh) |
| Turkish | tahta biti (tah-TAH bee-TI) |
| Persian | خرخاکی (khahr-KHAH-kee) |
| Polish | prosionek (praw-SHAW-nek) |
| Ukrainian | мокриця (mohk-RITS-yah) |
| Bengali | উডলাউস (OO-daw-lowsh) |
| Swedish | gråsugga (GROH-su-gah) |
| Italian | porcellino di terra (pohr-chayl-LEE-noh di TER-rah) |
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