Associations to the word «Woodlouse»

Wiktionary

WOODLOUSE, noun. Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of 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.
WOODLOUSE SPIDER, noun. A European spider, Dysdera crocata, that has been introduced to the United States; it has a painful, but not normally dangerous, bite

Dictionary definition

WOODLOUSE, noun. Any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats.

Wise words

Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.
John Adams