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tumblebug

[ tuhm-buhl-buhg ]

noun

  1. any of several dung beetles that roll balls of dung in which they deposit their eggs and in which the young develop.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tumblebug1

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805; tumble + bug 1

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Example Sentences

Yet I'm always gay and snug, happy as a tumblebug, having still the best of times, grinding out my blame fool rhymes!

It was only a tumblebug, but he shrank from putting foot on any living thing.

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