Definition of Porcellionidae

1. Noun. Sow bugs.

Exact synonyms: Family Porcellionidae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Isopoda, Order Isopoda
Member holonyms: Genus Porcellio, Porcellio

Lexicographical Neighbors of Porcellionidae

Population Commission
Populist Party
Populus
Populus alba
Populus balsamifera
Populus canescens
Populus deltoides
Populus grandidentata
Populus heterophylla
Populus nigra
Populus nigra italica
Populus tremula
Populus tremuloides
Populus trichocarpa
Porcellio
Porcellionidae (current term)
Pordenone
Pori
Porifera
Poronotus
Poronotus triacanthus
Porphyra
Porphyrio
Porphyrio porphyrio
Porphyrula
Porphyrula martinica
Porroh
Porscha
Porsche
Porsches

Literary usage of Porcellionidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Russian Central Asia: Including Kuldja, Bokhara, Khiva and Merv by Henry Lansdell (1885)
"... so far as I can judge from my rather extensive collection of Porcellionidae, it does not extend beyond the north of Kief and the neighbouring provinces. ..."

2. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"CRUSTACEA ISOPODA Since most isopods are either aquatic or associated with very humid environments, it is perhaps surprising that the family Porcellionidae ..."

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