sow bug

or wood louse

Any of certain terrestrial crustaceans of the order Isopoda, especially members of the genus Oniscus. Native to Europe, they have been introduced into North America. Sow bugs grow to 0.7 in. (18 mm) long. The oval, gray body is rather arched and is covered with broad, armourlike plates. Two elbowed antennae extend about half the length of the body, and there are seven pairs of limbs. The sow bug lives in moist places, especially under stones, in moist leaf litter, and in cellars. Seealso pill bug.

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Sow may refer to an African name, frequent in Senegal.

• Abdoul Salam Sow, a football player.
• Abdoulaye Sékou Sow, a former Prime Minister of Mali.
• Aminata Sow Fall, a Senegalese author.
• Daouda Sow, a boxer.
• Fatou Ndiaye Sow, a Senegalese poet.
• Laye Sow, a Senegalese singer and songwriter.
• Moussa Sow, a football player.
• Pape Sow, a basketball player.

sow may refer to:

• sow, a female badger.
• sow, a female bear.
• sow, a female pig.
• sow, a shape in which metal is cast.
• sow, a type of siege engine.
• To sow seeds.
• statement/scope of work, acronym
• River Sow, England.
• Sow by Sylvia Plath
• Sow (band), the band/spoken word project comprising Anna Wildsmith
• Share of Wallet
• Abbreviation for Sowbhagyavathi, the Indian Title translated to Ms.

SOW may refer to:

• Show Low Regional Airport, Arizona, United States; IATA airport code SOW.
• Sowerby Bridge railway station, England; Network Rail station code SOW.
• Special Operations Wing, a designation of the United States Air Force.
• Son of a Whore, slang acronym
• Abbreviation for Spirit Of the Wolf, a movement speed buff used in EverQuest.