单词 | roly-poly bug |
释义 | > as lemmasroly-poly bug roly-poly bug n. colloquial (North American) a small invertebrate (as a woodlouse or a pill millipede) that rolls itself into a ball when disturbed. ΚΠ 1937 San Antonio (Texas) Light 28 May a13/4 Our fine-feathered friend..wants to rent a duck (not buy one) to eat up all the little, round, roly-poly bugs in his garden. 1990 R. Blount First Hubby 171 I spent a lot of time lifting the rocks to find roly-poly bugs and sometimes little snakes. 2009 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 11 July f2 Neighbourhood beetles, worms, roly-poly bugs and butterflies are fascinating to kids. < as lemmas |
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