pillbug

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A form of pill bug — 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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Meanings

nounpillbug (plural pillbugs)

plural pillbugs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of pill bug.

Origin

From pill + bug.

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APA

pillbug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pillbug

MLA

“pillbug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pillbug. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pillbug,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pillbug.

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