whirlwig

English

Etymology

Compare earwig.

Noun

whirlwig (plural whirlwigs)

A whirligig beetle.

References

“whirlwig”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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