How to pronounce doodlebug
American English pronunciation
DOO-dul-bug
- IPA
- /ˈdudəlˌbʌɡ/
- Syllables
- DOO · dul · bug (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What doodlebug means
The young of the antlion, which digs a sand pit to trap ants
In a sentence: We tickled the sand with a blade of grass until a doodlebug popped out of its pit.
Where it comes from: It comes from doodle, but no one is sure how the bug got the name.
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