doodlebug

doo·dle·bug  (ddl-bg)

n. Chiefly Southern U.S.

1. See ant lion.

2. See pill bug.

3. See sow bug.

4. A divining rod.

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

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doodlebug [ˈduːd^əlˌbʌg]

n

1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) another name for the V-1

2. (Mining & Quarrying) a diviner's rod

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a US name for an antlion (the larva)

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) US any of certain insect larvae that resemble the antlion

[probably from doodle + bug¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	doodlebug - a small motor vehicle automotive 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 bomb buzz bomb, flying bomb, robot bomb, V-1 guided 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 insects ant lion, antlion genus Myrmeleon, Myrmeleon - type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions larva - 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

Translations

doodlebug [ˈduːdlbʌg] N (Brit) → bomba f volante

doodlebug

n

(Brit: = bomb) → V1-Rakete f

(US: = larva) → Ameisenlarve f