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tumblebug

tumblebug noun: a dung beetle.

Noun

tumblebug (plural tumblebugs)

  1. A dung beetle.

Forms of tumblebug

pluraltumblebugs

Origin of tumblebug

From tumble + bug.

Questions about tumblebug

What does tumblebug mean?
Tumblebug means a dung beetle.
What part of speech is tumblebug?
Tumblebug is a noun.
What is the plural of tumblebug?
The plural of tumblebug is tumblebugs.

Words near tumblebug in the dictionary

  1. tumble-dries
  2. tumble-dry
  3. tumble-drying
  4. tumble-turd
  5. tumble-turds
  6. tumblebug
  7. tumblebugs
  8. tumbled
  9. tumbled down
  10. tumbled home
  11. tumbled in

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