Image:ArmadillidiumVulgare.jpg|thumb|A woodlouse seen from above.
Image:Underside of a woodlouse.JPG|thumb|A woodlouse from below
Image:Woodlouse curled up into a ball.JPG|thumb|A woodlouse curled into a ball
English

Pronunciation
IPA: /�w�d.�la�s/
SAMPA: /"wUd.%laUs/

Noun
woodlouse (plural woodlice)

1. A terrestrial isopod crustacean (suborder Oniscoidea) with a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often capable of being rolled into a ball, found in damp, dark places, and feeding only on dead plant matter, usually lives under stones or bark.

Synonyms
(local terms) armadillo bug, pill bug, rolly polly, slater, sow bug

Translations
Chinese: 潮�, 潮� cháo chóng
Danish: bænkebider
Finnish: siira (1), saunamaija (1, colloquial)
French:
Japanese: ����� waraji-mushi
Lithuanian: v�dar�lis m
Russian: мок�и�а (mokríca) f

See also
w:Woodlouse|Wikipedia article on the woodlouse

Category:Crustaceans
Category:English nouns with irregular plurals

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