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dor

(dɔː)
n
(Animals) any European dung beetle of the genusGeotrupes and related genera, espG. stercorarius, having a droning flight
[Old Englishdora bumblebee; related to Middle Low Germandorte drone1]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

dor

(dɔr)

n.
1. Also,dor•bee•tle (ˈdɔrˌbit l)a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
2. any of several insects, as the June bug, that make a buzzing noise in flight.
[before 900; Middle Englishdor(r)e, Old Englishdora; compare Middle Low Germandorte drone]

Dor.

1. Dorian.
2. Doric.
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