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pill bug

noun

Meaning

  1. Any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

pillbug(English)pillworm(English)wheel bug(English)billbug(English)armadillo bug(English)armadillid(English)potato bug(English)pill beetle(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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