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Definition of: doodle-bug
(dd′l·bug′) noun
1. Any device supposed to be able to detect the location of minerals, water, etc.
2. Entomol. The larva of the ant–lion. For illustration see under INSECT (beneficial).
3. Loosely, any droning insect, as the tumblebug.
4. Colloq. A robot plane. See under BOMB. [? <dial. E doodle an idler, a fool + BUG]
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