Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oniscidean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: onis-cidean
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea; a woodlouse.

Example Sentences

"Nevertheless, these studies strongly suggest that arginine is not an essential amino acid in oniscideans."
"The oniscidean digestive system has been extensively studied and well described in both slaters and sowbugs (Hames and Hopkin 1989; Štrus et al. 1995).[…]Frequent moulting is an important characteristic of juvenile and adult oniscideans and is related to growth, renewal of the cuticle and reproduction in mature females."
"Some oniscideans, which are ordinarily terrestrial, have re-invaded the continental saline waters (e.g. Haloniscus searlei) or even normal freshwater (e.g. Trichoniscidae and Styloniscidae)."

Etymology

Oniscidea + -an

Word Breakdown

Suffix: an

Inflected Forms

oniscideans (plural)

Synonyms

synonyms at woodlouse woodlouse

Questions

What does oniscidean mean?: Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea; a woodlouse.
Where does oniscidean come from?: Oniscidea + -an

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