wood louse

English - Turkish

Definition of wood louse in English Turkish dictionary

{i} tesbih böceği

(isim) tesbih böceği

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woodlouse

tesbih böceği

woodlouse

tespihböcek

English - English

Definition of wood louse in English English dictionary

{i} (British) potato bug

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woodlouse

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

woodlouse

{n} vermin in and about old wood

The wood louse

cheslip

sea wood louse

A sea slater

woodlouse

{i} (British) potato bug

woodlouse

A woodlouse is a very small grey creature with a hard body and fourteen legs. Woodlice live in damp places. woodlice a small grey creature like an insect that lives under wood, stones etc

woodlouse

any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats

Turkish pronunciation

wûd laus

Pronunciation

/ˈwo͝od ˈlous/ /ˈwʊd ˈlaʊs/

Etymology

[ 'wüd, 'wOd, 'wud ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English wOd insane; akin to Old High German wuot madness; more at VATIC.