genus porcellio

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   Old World genus of isopod crustaceans

   SynonymsPorcellio

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofPorcellionidae

Questions about genus porcellio

What does genus porcellio mean?

genus porcellio means "Old World genus of isopod crustaceans".

What is another word for genus porcellio?

Close synonyms include Porcellio. 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 porcellio a common word?

genus porcellio 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.