woodlouse

美 [ˈwʊdlaʊs]英 [ˈwʊdlaʊs]

复数： woodlice

woodlouse

noun

【不规则形式】pl. woodlice

潮虫
a small grey creature like an insect, with a hard shell, that lives in decaying wood or damp soil

频次

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N-COUNT 潮虫
A woodlouse is a very small grey creature with a hard body and fourteen legs. Woodlice live in damp places.

noun

any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body;found in damp habitats: Synonym: slater

数据来源：WordNet

1

The relative of the woodlouse is the size of a dinner plate .

潮虫和餐盘一般大小。
2

A relative of the woodlouse is the size of a dinner plate . And this so-called " sea spider " has legs that span half a metre .

潮虫的亲戚可以有餐盘那么大这个所谓的“海蜘蛛”则有半米长的腿