dor-beetle

  • 1dor beetle — n. large dung beetle …

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  • 2dor beetle — [dɔ:] noun a large black dung beetle that makes a droning sound in flight. [Geotrupes stercorarius and other species.] Origin from OE dora, prob. imitative …

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  • 3dor — n. [Written also Dorr.] 1. Cockchafer, dor bug, tree beetle, dumbledor, dummador, May bug (Melolontha vulgaris). 2. Black beetle, dor beetle, dor fly, buzzard clock (Geotrupes stercorarius) …

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  • 4Dor — Dor, n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L. taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. {Dormouse}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large European scaraboid beetle ({Geotrupes stercorarius}), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied …

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  • 5Dor (disambiguation) — Dor may refer to: Tel Dor, an archaeological site in Israel on the site of Dor or Dora, an ancient royal city of the Canaanites Dör, a village in Hungary DOR, a hentai game from G Collections Dor (film), a Hindi film directed by Nagesh Kukunoor… …

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  • 6Dor — 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] …

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  • 7dor-bee — dor bee, beetle see dor n.1 …

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  • 8dor — dor1 /dawr/, n. 1. Also, dorbeetle /dawr beet l/. a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius. 2. any of several insects, as the June bug, that make a buzzing noise in flight. Also, dorr. [bef. 900; ME dor(r)e, OE dora; cf. MLG dorte… …

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  • 9dor — [[t]dɔr[/t]] n. 1) ent Also, dor•bee•tle [[t]ˈdɔrˌbit l[/t]] a common European dung beetle Geotrupes stercorarius[/ex] 2) ent any of several insects, as the June bug, that make a buzzing noise in flight • Etymology: bef. 900; ME dor(r) e, OE… …

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  • 10dor bug — noun see dor I * * * dor1 «dr», noun, or dor bug, 1. a European dung beetle. 2. any one of various other beetles, such as the cockchafer. Also, dorr. ╂[Old English …

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