"sowbug" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sowbugs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English sowe (“sow, female pig; also woodlouse”) + bug. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|sowe|t=sow, female pig; also woodlouse}} Middle English sowe (“sow, female pig; also woodlouse”), {{com|en|Middle English <i class="Latn mention" lang="enm">sowe</i> (“sow, female pig; also woodlouse”)|bug}} Middle English sowe (“sow, female pig; also woodlouse”) + bug Head templates: {{en-noun}} sowbug (plural sowbugs)
  1. A woodlouse. Categories (lifeform): Isopods Synonyms: sow bug
    Sense id: en-sowbug-en-noun-tkbh2fJI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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