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单词 pill bug
释义

pill bug


noun

any of various small terrestrial isopods, especially of the genera Armadillidium and Oniscus, which can roll themselves up into a spherical shape.

Origin of pill bug

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Words nearby pill bug

Pillars of Hercules, Pillars of Islam, pillar to post, pill beetle, pillbox, pill bug, pillhead, pillie, pillion, pilliwinks, pillock
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Example sentences from the Web for pill bug

  • It looks like some sort of pill-bug half an inch long, doesn't it?

    The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood

British Dictionary definitions for pill bug

pill bug

noun

any of various woodlice of the genera Armadillidium and Oniscus, capable of rolling up into a ball when disturbed
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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