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sowbug

sowbug noun: a woodlouse.

Noun

sowbug (plural sowbugs)

  1. A woodlouse.

Forms of sowbug

pluralsowbugs
alternative formsow bug
alternative formsow-bug

Origin of sowbug

From Middle English sowe (“sow, female pig; also woodlouse”); bug.

Questions about sowbug

What does sowbug mean?
Sowbug means a woodlouse.
What part of speech is sowbug?
Sowbug is a noun.
What is the plural of sowbug?
The plural of sowbug is sowbugs.

Words near sowbug in the dictionary

  1. sowbane
  2. sowbellies
  3. sowbelly
  4. sowbread
  5. sowbreads
  6. sowbug
  7. sowbugs
  8. sowcar
  9. sowcars
  10. sowce
  11. sowced

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