Meanings
plural common pillbugs · alternative common pill-bug · alternative common pill bug
- A species of common terrestrial woodlouse, Armadillidium vulgare, native to Europe but introduced and widespread to North America; with a mostly-black exoskeletons and often with yellow patternage.
Synonyms: common pill woodlouse
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA species of common terrestrial woodlouse, Armadillidium vulgare, native to Europe but introduced and widespread to North America; with a mostly-black exoskeletons and often with yellow patternage.
Origin
Possibly a partial calque of translingual Armadillidium vulgare (literally “common little armadillo”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic دَرْعَام
- دَرْعَام (darʕām)Armadillidium vulgare
Chinese Mandarin 尋常球鼠婦 /寻常球鼠妇, 尋常卷甲蟲 /寻常卷甲虫
- 尋常球鼠婦 /寻常球鼠妇 (xúncháng qiúshǔfù)Armadillidium vulgare
- 尋常卷甲蟲 /寻常卷甲虫 (xúncháng juǎnjiǎchóng)Armadillidium vulgare
- 普通卷甲蟲 /普通卷甲虫 (pǔtōng juǎnjiǎchóng)Armadillidium vulgare
Czech svinka obecná
- svinka obecnáArmadillidium vulgare
Dutch gewone oprolpissebed
- gewone oprolpissebedArmadillidium vulgare
French cloporte commun, armadille vulgaire
- cloporte communArmadillidium vulgare
- armadille vulgaireArmadillidium vulgare
German Gemeine Rollassel, Gewöhnliche Rollassel
- Gemeine RollasselArmadillidium vulgare
- Gewöhnliche RollasselArmadillidium vulgare
Polish kulanka pospolita
- kulanka pospolitaArmadillidium vulgare
Russian мокри́ца-бронено́сец обыкнове́нная
- мокри́ца-бронено́сец обыкнове́нная (mokríca-bronenósec obyknovénnaja)Armadillidium vulgare
Cite this entry
common pillbug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20pillbug
“common pillbug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20pillbug. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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