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# How to pronounce "pill bug" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/pɪllbʌg/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **pil·lbug**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun
- **NOUN**: Alternative spelling of pill bug.

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (6 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "pill bug" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "arthropod so we don't really call like a lobster a bug but we'll call an isopod a pill bug or roly py a bug and they're both Crustaceans got it I feel I feel that definition and I like it a lot okay terrestrial arod yes okay good um but but you might not have do you have uh more things to show I just want to see all yeah you want to hang out with some bugs I feel like we could do this for"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 11:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gurNBzx4t4w&t=707s)

### Example 2
> "Picture your typical garden pill bug and then supersize it they can get several centimeters long."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpowJQaLilo&t=131s)

### Example 3
> "The one on the right is a pill bug -- pulls water out of air, does not drink fresh water."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 16:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n77BfxnVlyc&t=974s)

### Example 4
> "They can feminize male hosts, in pill bugs-- so Armadillidium, the little pill bug that you can find turning over logs-- it's an isopod and a"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 15:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUKWpF2sK34&t=929s)

### Example 5
> "And in some cases you can take the genome of a Armadillidium pill bug, and sequence it, and you can find four or five fossilized,"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 17:51](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUKWpF2sK34&t=1071s)

### Example 6
> "has a little friend living inside of it the giant isopod and europas picture your typical garden pill bug and then supersize it"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 18:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hths6CDM1F4&t=1086s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [spill the beans](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/spill-the-beans), [let the cat out of the bag](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/let-the-cat-out-of-the-bag), [give the game away](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/give-the-game-away), [blow the whistle](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/blow-the-whistle), [blab](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/blab), [reveal](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/reveal), [pill](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/pill), [bug](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bug)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "pill bug" correctly?
"pill bug" is pronounced `/pɪllbʌg/`. Syllable breakdown: **pil·lbug**.

### What does "pill bug" mean in context?
Alternative spelling of pill bug.

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