[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

oniscus \oniscus\ prop. n.
   the type genus of the oniscidae, consisting of woodlice
   that cannot roll into a ball.

   syn: genus oniscus.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
oniscidae oniscus 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

oniscus
     n : type genus of the oniscidae; woodlice that cannot roll into
         a ball syn: genus oniscus
see also:
genus oniscus 

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