slater
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈsleɪtər/
- UK
:
cochinilla
- After the rain, I noticed several slaters hiding under the wet leaves in the backyard.
Examples
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The garden was alive with the movements of slaters, which scurried across the damp soil.
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Children often find slaters when exploring the moist underbrush of the local park.
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Thus, already in 1928, John Slater had a vision of molecular engineering based on quantum mechanics.
Academic text (1993) -
The author was unfortunately unaware of Slater's work when he wrote the 2001 article published in LRTS.
Academic text (2012) -
A patrol's nearing wail was the signal for Slater to spring into action.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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8.1
A small animal with a flat body and seven pairs of legs that lives on land and in water
A small grey animal with many legs that lives in damp places and curls into a ball when touched
A small grey animal with a flat, segmented body that lives under damp logs or stones
A group of animals like woodlice with a flat body and seven pairs of legs
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Slater is a name for a small woodlouse and a helpful way to remember it is to think of slate or plate, because these little creatures have many flat, plate-like sections on their backs like tiny roof tiles, so the name points to their flat, plated body.