woodlouse
noun/ˈwʊdlaʊs/
/ˈwʊdlaʊs/
(plural woodlice
/ˈwʊdlaɪs/
/ˈwʊdlaɪs/
)- a small grey creature like an insect, with a hard shell, that lives in decaying wood or wet soilTopics Insects, worms, etc.c2
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