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ONISCUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Oniscidae; woodlice that cannot roll into a ball

Synonyms:

genus Oniscus; Oniscus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Oniscus" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Oniscus"):

sow bug (terrestrial isopod having an oval segmented body (a shape like a sow))

Holonyms ("Oniscus" is a member of...):

family Oniscidae; Oniscidae (a family of Isopoda)

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