WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sow′ bug′  (sou),USA pronunciation 
  1. Insectsany of several small, terrestrial isopods, esp. of the genus Oniscus;
     wood louse.
  • 1740–50

'sow bug' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cochineal

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