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pill bug

pill bug noun: any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball.

Noun

pill bug (plural pill bugs)

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

Synonyms of pill bug

Forms of pill bug

pluralpill bugs
alternative formpillbug

Questions about pill bug

What does pill bug mean?
Pill bug means any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball.
What part of speech is pill bug?
Pill bug is a noun.
What is the plural of pill bug?
The plural of pill bug is pill bugs.

Words near pill bug in the dictionary

  1. pill beetle
  2. pill beetles
  3. pill board
  4. pill boards
  5. pill bottle
  6. pill bug
  7. pill bugs
  8. pill driver
  9. pill drivers
  10. pill gun
  11. pill guns

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