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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinsetto palla
Pronunciation / Transliteration: insetto palla
"I bambini hanno trovato un insetto palla mentre giocavano nel giardino."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small, terrestrial crustacean that can roll into a ball when threatened, commonly found in gardens and under rocks.
"The children found a pill-bug while playing in the garden." - 2
Any of various similar or related species, often used in a broader sense to describe similar creatures.
"In some regions, people refer to roly-polies as pill-bugs."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'pill-bug' originates from the combination of 'pill', referring to its rounded shape, and 'bug', a general term for insects. The word has been used in English since the 17th century, evolving from earlier terms that described similar creatures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pill-Bug" is said worldwide
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armoire
Transliteration: ahr-mwah
"Les enfants ont trouvé un armoire en jouant dans le jardin."
Pillendreher
Transliteration: Pillendreher
"Die Kinder fanden einen Pillendreher im Garten."
insetto palla
Transliteration: insetto palla
"I bambini hanno trovato un insetto palla mentre giocavano nel giardino."
bicho bola
Transliteration: bee-cho bo-la
"Los niños encontraron un bicho bola mientras jugaban en el jardín."
bicho-pau
Transliteration: bee-shoo pow
"As crianças encontraram um bicho-pau enquanto brincavam no jardim."
गेंद कीड़ा
Transliteration: gend keeda
"बच्चों ने बगीचे में खेलते समय एक गेंद कीड़ा पाया।"
球虫
Transliteration: qiúchóng
"孩子们在花园里玩的时候发现了一个球虫。"
공벌레
Transliteration: gongbeolle
"아이들은 정원에서 놀다가 공벌레를 발견했습니다."
丸虫
Transliteration: marumushi
"子供たちは庭で遊んでいるときに丸虫を見つけました。"
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