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pill bug

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  • noun Any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, including the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball

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  • noun small terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ball

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. roly-poly

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Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. slater
  2. wood louse

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  • bilby commented on the word pill bug

    A.k.a. doodlebug, holy moly.

    June 24, 2009