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oniscideans

oniscideans is the plural of oniscidean.

Meaning of oniscidean

Noun

oniscidean (plural oniscideans)

  1. Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea; a woodlouse.
    • Nevertheless, these studies strongly suggest that arginine is not an essential amino acid in oniscideans.1995, Patrick J. Walsh, Patricia A. Wright, Nitrogen Metabolism and Excretion, page 112
    Synonyms:
    synonyms at woodlouse, woodlouse

Questions about oniscideans

What is oniscideans the plural of?
Oniscideans is the plural of oniscidean.

Words near oniscideans in the dictionary

  1. onirocritic
  2. onirocritics
  3. onis
  4. oniscid
  5. oniscidean
  6. oniscideans
  7. oniscids
  8. onisciform
  9. oniscoid
  10. oniscoids
  11. oniscophagous

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