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wood louse
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
wood louse
(noun)
wood louse
noun
plural
wood lice
wood louse
noun
plural
wood lice
Britannica Dictionary definition of WOOD LOUSE
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a small, gray insect that lives under stones and in other dark, wet places
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