genus Oniscus

genus Oniscus
noun
type genus of the Oniscidae; woodlice that cannot roll into a ball
Syn: ↑Oniscus
Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Oniscidae, ↑family Oniscidae
Member Meronyms: ↑sow bug

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