roly-poly in Portuguese
roly-poly in Portuguese
joão-bobo
A toy that rights itself when pushed over.
joão-teimoso
A toy that rights itself when pushed over.
sempre em pé
A toy that rights itself when pushed over.
tatuzinho
(Canada, US) In full roly-poly bug: a small terrestrial invertebrate which tends to roll into a ball when disturbed, such as a woodlouse (suborder Oniscidea, especially a pill bug (family Armadillidiidae) or a sowbug (family Porcellionidae)) or a pill millipede (superorder Oniscomorpha).