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

===Etymology===
From {{compound|en|wood|louse}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈwʊdˌlaʊs/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-woodlouse.wav|a=Southern England}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun|woodlice}}

# Any of the [[terrestrial]] [[isopod]] [[crustacean]]s of suborder {{taxfmt|Oniscidea|suborder}}, 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.
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1995|editors=Olaf Breidbach; Wolfram Kutsch|title=The Nervous Systems of Invertebrates: An Evolutionary and Comparative Approach|pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=dW5e6FHOH-4C&pg=PA193&dq=%22woodlouse%22%7C%22woodlice%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=coFwU4jaJYrSkgXk5IHwDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22woodlouse%22%7C%22woodlice%22&f=false|page=193
|passage=In addition, both the '''woodlouse''' and the crayfish possess an unpaired medial nerve which runs along the whole length of the ventral nerve cord, linking adjacent ganglia.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2001|editor=John L. Capinera|title=Handbook of Vegetable Pests|pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=l_0KOVxv-tYC&pg=PA566&dq=%22woodlouse%22%7C%22woodlice%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=coFwU4jaJYrSkgXk5IHwDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22woodlouse%22%7C%22woodlice%22&f=false|page=566
|passage='''Woodlice''' commonly produce offspring 1-3 times per year, with spring and autumn broods most common. '''Woodlice''' often survive for longer than a year, with longevity of 2-5 years not uncommon.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2011|author=Ruth Owen|title=Creepy Backyard Invaders|pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=UcR6mJhF8PMC&pg=PA18&dq=%22woodlouse%22%7C%22woodlice%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=coFwU4jaJYrSkgXk5IHwDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22woodlouse%22%7C%22woodlice%22&f=false|page=18
|passage=The sections allow '''woodlice''' to bend and curve their armored bodies. Some types of '''woodlice''' can roll into a tight ball. They do this to protect themselves when threatened by a predator.<br>Female '''woodlice''' carry their eggs in a liquid-filled pouch under their bodies. When the young '''woodlice''' hatch from the eggs, they crawl out of the pouch.}}

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|any species of suborder Oniscidea}} {{l|en|oniscidean}}
** {{qualifier|local terms}}: [[armadillo bug]], [[butcher boy]], [[cham chamruam bug]], [[cheese-bug]], [[cheesybug]], [[chiggypig]], [[doodlebug]], [[pill bug]], [[rolly polly]]/[[roly-poly]]/[[roly poly]], [[sowbug]], [[sai bug]], [[saisai gnat]], [[saikor bug]], [[sairynkor bug]], [[slater]]

See also [[Thesaurus:woodlouse]]

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|sea woodlouse|woodlouse spider}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|any species of suborder Oniscidea}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|قَمْل الخَشَب|m}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|նեպուկ}}
* Asturian: {{t+|ast|gocha|f}}
* Azerbaijani: {{t|az|məryəmqurdu}}
* Bashkir: {{t|ba|ҡырғаяҡ|sc=Cyrl}}
* Basque: {{t|eu|kukurutx}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|макры́ца|f}}
* Breton: {{t|br|laou-dar}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|мокри́ца|f}}
* Burmese: {{t|my|ပိုးလုံးကောင်|sc=Mymr}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|porquet de Sant Antoni}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|木蝨|tr=muk6 sat1}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|木蝨|tr=mùshī}}, {{t+|cmn|潮蟲|tr=cháochóng}}, {{t|cmn|土鱉蟲|tr=tǔbiēchóng}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|svinka|f}}, {{t+|cs|autobus|m}}
* Danish: {{t|da|bænkebider|c}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|pissebed|m}}, {{t|nl|keldermot|f}}, {{t|nl|varkensbeest|n}} {{qualifier|mainly in Flanders}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|onisko}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|kakand}}
* Faroese: {{t|fo|grátt undir steini}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|siira}}, {{t+|fi|saunamaija}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}
* French: {{t+|fr|cloporte|m}}, {{t+|fr|cochon de saint Antoine|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|porquiño de santo Antón|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Kellerassel|f}}, {{t+|de|Assel|f}}, {{t|de|Landassel|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ονίσκος|m}}, {{t|el|καβρομαμούνα|f}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|κουβαρίς}}, {{t|grc|ὀνίσκος}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|दीमक|f|sc=Deva}}, {{t|hi|काष्ठ यूका|f|sc=Deva}}
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|gömbászka}}, {{t|hu|pinceászka}}, {{t|hu|érdes pinceászka}}
* Icelandic: {{t|is|grápadda}}, {{t|is|grálodda}}
* Ido: {{t+|io|aselo}}
* Indonesian: {{t|id|kutu kayu}}
* Irish: {{t+|ga|cláirseach}}, {{t|ga|míol críon}}
* Italian: {{t|it|onisco|m}}, {{t|it|armadillo volgare|m}}, {{t|it|porcellino di terra|m}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|草鞋虫|tr=[[ワラジムシ]], warajimushi}} {{q|that cannot curl up into a ball}}, {{t+|ja|団子虫|tr=[[ダンゴムシ]], dangomushi}} {{q|that can curl up into a ball}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|есекқұрт|sc=Cyrl}}
* Khmer: {{t|km|ខ្មូតដី|tr=kmoot dəy|sc=Khmr}}
* Korean: {{t+|ko|쥐며느리}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{t|ckb|خِلێرە}}
* Kyrgyz: {{t|ky|нымсакчы|sc=Cyrl}}
* Latin: {{t|la|oniscus|m}}, {{t|la|tylos|m}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|vėdarėlis|m}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|pāpapa}}
* Navajo: {{t|nv|wónitłʼizí}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|trie d'bouais|f}} {{qualifier|Jersey}}
* Norwegian: {{t|no|skrukketroll}}, {{t|no|kaffebiller}}, {{t|no|munkelus}}, {{t|no|tussalus}}
*: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|skrukketroll}}, {{t|nn|kaffebiller}}, {{t|nn|munkelus}}, {{t|nn|tusselus}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|تسبیح بوجكی|tr=tesbih böceği}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|خر خاکی|tr=xar-xâki}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|stonoga|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|bicho-de-conta|m}}, {{t|pt|tatuzinho-de-jardim|m}}, {{t|pt|tatu-de-jardim|m}}, {{t+|pt|tatu|m}}, {{t|pt|tatuzinho|m}}, {{t|pt|porca-sara|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|мокри́ца|f}}
* Scots: {{t|sco|slater}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|corra-chòsag|f}}, {{t|gd|cailleach-chòsag|f}} {{qualifier|Uist}}, {{t|gd|cailleach-Eòsag|f}} {{qualifier|Barra}}, {{t|gd|cailleach-chòsach|f}}, {{t|gd|cailleach-cheòsach|f}}, {{t|gd|còsag|f}}, {{t|gd|sglèatag|f}} {{qualifier|Sutherland}}, {{t+|gd|reudan|m}}, {{t|gd|mial-choille|f}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|мокрица|f}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|mokrica|f}}
* Slovak: {{t|sk|svinka|f}}
* Slovene: {{t|sl|lesna uš|f}}, {{t|sl|krovec|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|cochinilla de humedad|f}}, {{t+|es|chanchito de tierra|m}}, {{t+|es|bicho bolita|m}} {{qualifier|Argentina|Uruguay}}, {{t|es|bicho de bola|m}}, {{t|es|marranito|m}} {{qualifier|Colombia}}, {{t|es|bichobolita|m}} {{qualifier|Argentina}}, {{t+|es|porqueta|f}}, {{t+|es|chanchito|m}} {{qualifier|Peru|Chile}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|gråsugga}}
* Telugu: {{t|te|నామవాచకం}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|tespih böceği}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|мокри́ця|f}}
* Uzbek: {{t+|uz|eshakqurt}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|bọ đất}}, {{t|vi|mọt ẩm}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|mochyn coed|m}}, {{t|cy|gwrach y lludw|f}}, {{t|cy|pryf lludw|m}}
* West Frisian: {{t|fy|krobbe}}, {{t|fy|stienkrobbe}}
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===Further reading===
* {{pedia}}
* {{specieslite|Oniscidea}}
* {{comcatlite|Oniscidea}}

{{cln|en|nouns with irregular plurals}}
{{C|en|Isopods}}