pill bug

noun

Any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball.

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potato bugroly-polysowbug
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Meanings

nounpill bug (plural pill bugs)

plural pill bugs · alternative pillbug

  1. USAny of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball.

    Synonyms: potato bug, roly-poly, sowbug

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball.

Similar
potato bugroly-polysowbug
Also see
armadillidiidarmadillo bugwoodlouse

Translations

Finnish pallosiira
  • pallosiiraterrestrial crustacean
French cloporte, cochon de cave
  • cloporteterrestrial crustacean
  • cochon de caveterrestrial crustacean
  • cochon de murterrestrial crustacean
German Rollassel
  • Rollasselterrestrial crustacean
Hungarian fatetű, (szárazföldi) ászka
  • fatetűterrestrial crustacean
  • (szárazföldi) ászka (rák)terrestrial crustacean
Japanese 団子虫
  • 団子虫 (dangomushi)terrestrial crustacean
Polish kulanka
  • kulankaterrestrial crustacean
Russian мокри́ца
  • мокри́ца (mokríca)terrestrial crustacean
Swedish gråsugga
  • gråsuggaterrestrial crustacean
Turkish tespih böceği
  • tespih böceğiterrestrial crustacean
Cite this entry
APA

pill bug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pill%20bug

MLA

“pill bug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pill%20bug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pill bug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pill%20bug.

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