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doodlebug definition

☆ doodle·bug (-bug′)

noun

  1. the larva of certain ant lions
  2. Informal a divining rod or another similar device used in trying to locate something underground
  3. Informal buzz bomb

Etymology: doodle + bug

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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