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† ˈpilulary, a. Obs. rare.
[ad. mod.L. pilulāri-us, f. pilula pill n.2: see -ary1. Cf. F. pilulaire.]
Applied to a beetle which rolls up dung into small balls: cf. dung-beetle (dung n. 5 c).
1661Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. Introd., The pilularie beetle and spanish flies. 1765Universal Mag. XXXVII. 130/1 The worm that is transformed into the pillulary and stercorary beetle. |