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PILL BUG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pill bug mean?
• PILL BUG (noun)
The noun PILL BUG has 1 sense:
1. small terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ball
Familiarity information: PILL BUG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ball
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("pill bug" is a kind of...):
slater; wood louse; woodlouse (any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats)
Holonyms ("pill bug" is a member of...):
Armadillidium; genus Armadillidium (type genus of the Armadillidiidae)
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