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mudbug

mudbug noun: a crayfish.

Noun

mudbug (plural mudbugs)

  1. (US, informal) A crayfish.

Forms of mudbug

pluralmudbugs

Origin of mudbug

From mud + bug.

Questions about mudbug

What does mudbug mean?
Mudbug means a crayfish.
What part of speech is mudbug?
Mudbug is a noun.
What is the plural of mudbug?
The plural of mudbug is mudbugs.

Words near mudbug in the dictionary

  1. Mudboron
  2. mudbrick
  3. mudbricks
  4. mudbucket
  5. mudbuckets
  6. mudbug
  7. mudbugs
  8. Mudbura
  9. Mudburra
  10. mudbutt
  11. mudcake

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