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PILL BUG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ball
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pill bug" is a kind of...):
slater; wood louse; woodlouse (any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats)
Holonyms ("pill bug" is a member of...):
Armadillidium; genus Armadillidium (type genus of the Armadillidiidae)