tumblebug

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noun

A dung beetle.

Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nountumblebug (plural tumblebugs)

plural tumblebugs

  1. A dung beetle.

Origin

From tumble + bug.

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Cite this entry
APA

tumblebug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tumblebug

MLA

“tumblebug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tumblebug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tumblebug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tumblebug.

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