doodlebug

n. Chiefly Southern U.S.

1. See ant lion (sense 2).
2. See pill bug.
3. See sow bug.
4. A divining rod.

[Perhaps dialectal doodle, fool, simpleton, akin to Low German dudeldopp + BUG.]

n. Brit. informal term for V-1.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a small motor vehicle

Meaning #2: a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
  Synonyms: buzz bomb, robot bomb, flying bomb, V-1

Meaning #3: the larva of an ant lion or of any of several other insects
  Synonyms: ant lion, antlion

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - myreløvelarve, metalsøger, mineralsøger, flyvende bombe

Nederlands (Dutch)
wichelroede, insect, vliegende bom

Français (French)
n. - (GB) bombe volante, (US) petit véhicule

Deutsch (German)
n. - (zo.) Ameisenjungfer/ -löwe, Wünschelrute, (ugs.) V1-Rakete

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) (στρατ.) ιπτάμενη βόμβα, (εντομ.) κάμπια κικινδέλης, ράβδος ραβδοσκόπου

Italiano (Italian)
pendolino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - varinha (f) mágica, bomba (f) voadora

Русский (Russian)
ракета класса "земля-земля"

Español (Spanish)
n. - larva de la hormiga león, varilla utilizada para encontrar minerales, agua, etc., bomba teledirigida

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mil. robot, amer. slagruta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
狮蚁之幼虫, 导弹, 探矿杖, 短程往返火车

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 獅蟻之幼蟲, 導彈, 探礦杖, 短程往返火車

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 개미 귀신, 소형 경주 자동차, 비과학적인 수맥 탐지기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - アリジゴク, ドゥードルバッグ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سيارة صغيرة الحجم, عصا لأيجاد المياة تحت سطح الأرض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רכבת, מכונית, פצצה, טיל, מין חרק, מקל לחיפוש אוצרות‬

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