genus oniscus

1. 1.

   type genus of the Oniscidae; woodlice that cannot roll into a ball

   SynonymsOniscus

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofOniscidae

Questions about genus oniscus

What does genus oniscus mean?

genus oniscus means "type genus of the Oniscidae; woodlice that cannot roll into a ball".

What is another word for genus oniscus?

Close synonyms include Oniscus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus oniscus a common word?

genus oniscus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.