doodlebug
/ˈduːdlbʌg/noun
informal <非正式>
1
- N. Amer. the larva of an ant lion〈北美〉蚁蛉幼虫。
2
- US an unscientific device for locating oil or minerals; a divining rod〈美〉（以不科学的方法找油或矿的）占卜器; 探矿杖。
2.1
- a prospector for oil or minerals探油者; 探矿者。
3
- Brit. informal term for V-1.〈英, 非正式〉同V-1.
4
- a midget racing car小型赛车。
4.1
- any small car, train, or other vehicle小汽车; 小火车; 小型车辆。
词源
mid 19th cent. (in sense 1)： from 17th-cent. doodle 'ninny'+BUG.