Etymology

sowbug

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Today it means: A woodlouse. Full definition →

Middle English sowe
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  1. Middle English · derived fromsowe“sow, female pig; also woodlouse”
  2. English todaysowbug

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

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