"pillbug" meaning in English

See pillbug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pillbugs [plural]
Etymology: From pill + bug. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|pill|bug|text=+|tree=1}} From pill + bug. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pillbug (plural pillbugs)
  1. Alternative spelling of pill bug. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pill bug Derived forms: common pillbug

Inflected forms

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