pillbug

Translations

pillbugnoun
pillbugs
pl
The children watched the pillbug curl into a ball when disturbed.
Les enfants ont regardé le cloporte se rouler en boule lorsqu'on l'a dérangé.
Additional translations
armadilleTerme de zoologie.
pillbugadjective
Used attributively (e.g., "pillbug behavior").
de cloporte
Researchers studied pillbug behavior in different soil types.
Les chercheurs ont étudié le comportement de cloporte dans différents types de sol.

Definitions

pillbugnoun
A small terrestrial isopod crustacean (family Armadillidiidae) able to roll itself into a tight ball when threatened; a woodlouse.
The children watched the pillbug curl into a ball when disturbed.
pillbugadjective
Relating to or characteristic of pillbugs.
Researchers studied pillbug behavior in different soil types.