noun
doodlebug
Doodlebug (noun) means Another name for the V-1 flying bomb.
noun
1
Another name for the V-1 flying bomb.
"Soon after Richard was adopted, Orwell's flat was wrecked by a doodlebug."
— Robert McCrum, The masterpiece that killed George Orwell (2009)
2
A car adapted cheaply into a tractor for small farms during the Second World War.
3
The young form of an antlion, an insect in the family Myrmeleontidae.
4
A beetle of the genus Melolontha, also called a cockchafer.
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Etymology
Formed from doodle and bug.
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What is the meaning of doodlebug?
"doodlebug" (noun) means another name for the V-1 flying bomb.
What is another word for doodlebug?
Other words for "doodlebug" include antlion.
What are the different meanings of doodlebug?
"doodlebug" has 3 main meanings: 1. Another name for the V-1 flying bomb; 2. A car adapted cheaply into a tractor for small farms during the Second World War; 3. The young form of an antlion, an insect in the family Myrmeleontidae.
