Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Armadillidiidae — the woodlice.

Etymologies

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Armadillo +‎ -idium

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Examples

  • Indeed, this may be the origin of the Latin name Armadillidium.

    THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

  • Indeed, this may be the origin of the Latin name Armadillidium.

    THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

  • Philoscia is on the left, Armadillidium is on the right.

    Arboreal isopods AYDIN 2008

  • I wrote about the yellow morphs of the common terrestrial isopod Armadillidium nasatum from my backyard.

    Another yellow isopod: Porcellio scaber AYDIN 2008

  • Full frontal nudity: this is a female Armadillidium nasatum.

    Is it a boy or a girl? AYDIN 2008

  • The common isopod Armadillidium nasatum, shown in the photo above, is ordinarily grayish-brown in color.

    A yellow isopod AYDIN 2008

  • Full frontal nudity: this is a female Armadillidium nasatum.

    Archive 2008-02-01 AYDIN 2008

  • Motter collected more than 70 species of arthropods, including one isopod Armadillidium vulgare from the graves he opened.

    Down among the corpse eaters AYDIN 2008

  • The common isopod Armadillidium nasatum, shown in the photo above, is ordinarily grayish-brown in color.

    Archive 2008-02-01 AYDIN 2008

  • I wrote about the yellow morphs of the common terrestrial isopod Armadillidium nasatum from my backyard.

    Archive 2008-04-01 AYDIN 2008

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