noun
Old World genus of isopod crustaceans
• Syn: ↑genus Porcellio
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Porcellionidae, ↑family Porcellionidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑sow bug
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\\pȯrˈselēˌō\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Porcellion-, Porcellio, from Latin, wood louse, sow bug, from porcellus little pig, diminutive of porcus pig — more at farrow
: an Old World genus of terrestrial isopods that is the type of the family Porcellionidae and includes one form (P. scaber) which has been introduced into the United States
Useful english dictionary. 2012.