asellus

noun

asel·​lus

əˈseləs

1

capitalized : the type genus of Asellidae

2

plural aselli

-lī,

-ˌlē

: an isopod of the genus Asellus or of the family Asellidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, small ass, diminutive of asinus ass

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