PILLWORM
\pˈɪlwɜːm], \pˈɪlwɜːm], \p_ˈɪ_l_w_ɜː_m]\
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Any myriapod of the genus Iulus and allied genera which rolls up spirally; a galleyworm. See Illust. under Myriapod.
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