Doodlebug

//ˈduːdl̩ˌbʌɡ//

"Doodlebug" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Soon after Richard was adopted, Orwell's flat was wrecked by a doodlebug.

Common names for woodlice vary throughout the English-speaking world. They include roly-poly, pill bug (usually applied only to the genus Armadillidium), sow bug, doodle bug, carpenter (Newfoundland),[…] cheesybug (Kent), and cheeselog.

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