Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A gally-worm or thousand-legs; a pill-milleped. See Glomeridæ.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) Any myriapod of the genus Iulus and allied genera which rolls up spirally; a galleyworm. See Illust. under myriapod.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun rare Any myriapod of the genus Iulus and allied genera which rolls up spirally; a galleyworm.

Etymologies

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pill +‎ worm

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