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slater

nounanimals

small land crustacean, woodlouse

A small land crustacean (woodlouse) often found under stones, logs, or in damp places.

Example in use

I fand a wee slater unner the stane

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/SLAY-ter/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutral

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