doodlebug

doo·dle·bug

D0339900 (do͞od′l-bŭg′)n.1. Chiefly Southern US a. An antlion larva.b. See pillbug.c. A divining rod.2. Chiefly British See V-1.

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[Perhaps dialectal doodle, fool, simpleton (akin to Low German dudeldopp) + bug.]

doodlebug

(ˈduːdəlˌbʌɡ) n1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) another name for the V-12. (Mining & Quarrying) a diviner's rod3. (Animals) a US name for antlion²4. (Animals) US any of certain insect larvae that resemble the antlion[C20: probably from doodle + bug¹]

doo•dle•bug

(ˈdud lˌbʌg)

n. 1. See under ant lion. 2. a divining rod. 3. Brit. buzz bomb. [1865–70, Amer.; compare doodle]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	doodlebug - a small motor vehicleautomotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
	2.	doodlebug - a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bombbuzz bomb, flying bomb, robot bomb, V-1guided missile - a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices
	3.	doodlebug - the larva of any of several insectsant lion, antliongenus Myrmeleon, Myrmeleon - type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlionslarva - the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose

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