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Noun: sow bug  saw búg
Usage: N. Amer
  1. Terrestrial isopod having an oval segmented body (a shape like a sow)
    "Sow bugs are often mistaken for pill bugs, but they cannot roll into a ball"

Derived forms: sow bugs

Type of: slater, wood louse, woodlouse

Part of: genus Oniscus, genus Porcellio, Oniscus, Porcellio

Encyclopedia: Sow bug