armadillo bug

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armadillo bug

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From armadillo + bug, owing to its resemblance to the mammal in form and certain behaviors.

noun armadillo bugs

A common name for several species of woodlouse (such as those in family Armadillidiidae) that roll into a ball when disturbed. At Tulpehocken Street, playing in the woodpile by the stable, the creature, which I called an armadillo bug, somehow got into my ear.
Similar: pill bug, roly-poly

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@misc{armadillo_bug_2026,
  title = {armadillo bug},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/armadillo%20bug},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}