wood louse

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [woo d noun lous]
- /wʊd noun laʊs/
- /wʊd laʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [woo d noun lous]
- /wʊd noun laʊs/

Definitions of wood louse words

noun wood louse any of certain small, terrestrial crustaceans of the genera Oniscus, Armadillidium, etc., having a flattened, elliptical body. 1
noun wood louse sow bug 0
noun wood louse pill bug 0

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Origin of wood louse

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15

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Parts of speech for Wood louse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wood louse

wood louse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wood louse usage trend in Literature

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