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tumblebug
[ tuhm-buhl-buhg ]
/ ˈtʌm bəlˌbʌg /
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noun
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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Words nearby tumblebug
tum, Tumaco, tumatakuru, Tumbes, tumble, tumblebug, tumble cart, tumble-down, tumble-dry, tumble dryer, tumble home
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How to use tumblebug in a sentence
Yet I'm always gay and snug, happy as a tumblebug, having still the best of times, grinding out my blame fool rhymes!
Uncle Walt [Walt Mason]|Walt MasonIt was only a tumblebug, but he shrank from putting foot on any living thing.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14|Elbert Hubbard