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DOODLEBUG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The larva of any of several insects
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("doodlebug" is a kind of...):
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)
Holonyms ("doodlebug" is a member of...):
genus Myrmeleon; Myrmeleon (type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
Synonyms:
buzz bomb; doodlebug; flying bomb; robot bomb; V-1
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("doodlebug" is a kind of...):
guided missile (a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A small motor vehicle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("doodlebug" is a kind of...):
automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)
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