woodlouse meaning in Tamil
ஆயிரக்குண்டலி
/ˈwʊdˌlaʊs/
woodlouse in Tamil: ஆயிரக்குண்டலி. In English, woodlouse means any of various small terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, having a rigid segmented exoskeleton, usually feeding on dead plant matter and living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark. Several common species roll into a ball when disturbed, hence names such as pill bug and roly-poly.
Tamil words for woodlouse
- ஆயிரக்குண்டலி
English meaning of woodlouse
- noun Any of various small terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, having a rigid segmented exoskeleton, usually feeding on dead plant matter and living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark. Several common species roll into a ball when disturbed, hence names such as pill bug and roly-poly.
Synonyms of woodlouse
- armadillo bug
- butcher boy
- cheese-bug
- cheesybug
- cheeselog
- chiggypig
- chucky pig
- doodlebug
- grammersow
- lobster lug
- monkey pea
- pill bug
woodlouse in other languages
Questions about woodlouse in Tamil
- What is the meaning of woodlouse in Tamil?
- Woodlouse in Tamil is ஆயிரக்குண்டலி.
- woodlouse என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Woodlouse: ஆயிரக்குண்டலி.
- What does woodlouse mean in English?
- Woodlouse means any of various small terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, having a rigid segmented exoskeleton, usually feeding on dead plant matter and living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark. Several common species roll into a ball when disturbed, hence names such as pill bug and roly-poly.
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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: woodlouse (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: woodlouse (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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