Pillworm

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any myriapod which rolls up for protection; a galleyworm. rare

    "Another one (Armadillo rugulosus) is endowed with the power of rolling itself up in a ball like the "pill-worm" of the Old Country"

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"Another one (Armadillo rugulosus) is endowed with the power of rolling itself up in a ball like the "pill-worm" of the Old Country"

Etymology

From pill + worm.

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