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Kellerassel
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German
de:
Porcellio scaber
Porcellio scaber
Etymology
de :af Keller<t:cellar> Assel<t:woodlouse>
de Keller cellar Assel woodlouse
Pronunciation
de /ˈkɛlərˌasəl/ [ˈkɛ.lɐˌʔa.sl̩]
de De-Kellerassel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
woodlouse, pill bug
de Assel
de biology rough woodlouse (Porcellio scaber species)
Usage notes
de Kellerassel is the commonest word for “woodlouse” in all contexts other than biological literature, where it refers specially to the “rough woodlouse”.
Declension
f
Further reading
de Crustaceans