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单词 tumblebug
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tumblebug

[ tuhm-buhl-buhg ]
/ ˈtʌm bəlˌbʌg /

noun

any of several dung beetles that roll balls of dung in which they deposit their eggs and in which the young develop.

Origin of tumblebug

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805; tumble + bug1

Words nearby tumblebug

tum, Tumaco, tumatakuru, Tumbes, tumble, tumblebug, tumble cart, tumble-down, tumble-dry, tumble dryer, tumble home
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Example sentences from the Web for tumblebug

  • It was only a tumblebug, but he shrank from putting foot on any living thing.

    Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14|Elbert Hubbard
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