dor-beetle
11dor — noun a) A large European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius, that makes a droning noise while flying. b) General term for flying insect which makes a loud humming noise, such as the June bug or a bumblebee …
12may-beetle — n.; (also may bug) Cockchafer, dor, dor bug, tree beetle, dor beetle, dor fly, dummador …
13dung beetle — any of various scarab beetles that feed on or breed in dung. [1625 35] * * * Any member of one subfamily (Scarabaeinae) of scarab beetles, which shapes manure into a ball (sometimes as large as an apple) with its scooperlike head and paddle… …
14shard beetle — noun Etymology: shard (III) : a dung beetle of the genus Geotrupes * * * shard beetle noun A dor beetle, laying its eggs in cow dung • • • Main Entry: ↑shard * * * shard beetle …
15dung-beetle — dungˈ beeˈtle noun 1. The dor beetle 2. A scarabaeid beetle generally • • • Main Entry: ↑dung …
16To give one the dor — Dor Dor, n. [Cf. {Dor} a beetle, and {Hum}, {Humbug}.] A trick, joke, or deception. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] {To give one the dor}, to make a fool of him. [Archaic] P. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] …
17Watchman beetle — Watchman Watch man, n.; pl. {Watchmen}. [1913 Webster] 1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night. [1913 Webster] {Watchman… …
18dung beetle — noun A type of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae noted for rolling dung into spherical balls and pushing it. Syn: dor, scarab …
19cockchafer — n. May bug, dor, dor bug, tree beetle, dor beetle, May beetle, dummador, (Melontha vulgaris) …
20Dorhawk — Dor hawk , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The European goatsucker; so called because it eats the dor beetle. See {Goatsucker}. [Written also {dorrhawk}.] Booth. [1913 Webster] …
