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Definition of Genus armadillidium
1. Noun. Type genus of the Armadillidiidae.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Armadillidiidae, Family Armadillidiidae
Member holonyms: Pill Bug
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Armadillidium
Literary usage of Genus armadillidium
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)
"The species of the genus Armadillidium in the west of Europe extend tolerably
far towards the north ; many of them are found in the northern part of the ..."
2. A Monograph on the Isopods of North America by Harriet Richardson (1905)
"Genus ARMADILLIDIUM Brandt.» First pair of antenna' very small, inconspicuous.
Body oblong, very convex, and conti-Metile into a ball. ..."
3. Bulletin by Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of the Interior, United States Dept. of the Interior, United States National Museum, United States (1905)
"Genus ARMADILLIDIUM Brandt." First {>air of antenna; very small, inconspicuous.
Body oblong, very convex, and contractile into a ball. ..."