pill bug

/pɪl bəg/
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Other forms: pill bugs

Definitions of pill bug
  1. noun
    small terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ball
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    type of:
    slater, woodlouse
    any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
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