any of various small terrestrial isopod crustaceans of the genera Oniscus, Porcellio, etc, which have a flattened segmented body and occur in damp habitats
See also pill bug
Examples of 'woodlice' in a sentence
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Small cars came in, vans like woodlice, he almost couldn't see them.
Harvey, John THE LEGEND OF CAPTAIN SPACE
What would you recommend for getting rid of woodlice from my greenhouse?
The Sun (2015)
You should also try to prevent woodlice from gaining entry to your home.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
By experiment, do you mean adding ants, woodlice and moth larvae?
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Woodlice prefer cool, moist conditions and usually feed on dead or rotting plant material.
The Sun (2012)
They tend to be spiders, millipedes, shrimps, woodlice, snails or beetles.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Woodlice must have seemed like caviar by comparison.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Isopods vary in size and shape, with woodlice one of the most commonly known species.