sow bug

Other forms: sow bugs

Definitions of sow bug
  1. noun
    terrestrial isopod having an oval segmented body (a shape like a sow)
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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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