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noun
any of various small terrestrial isopods, especially of the genera Armadillidium and Oniscus, which can roll themselves up into a spherical shape.
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Origin of pill bug

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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British Dictionary definitions for pill bug

pill bug

noun
any of various woodlice of the genera Armadillidium and Oniscus, capable of rolling up into a ball when disturbed
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