dor

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or dorr

[ dawr ]

noun
  1. Also dor·bee·tle [dawr-beet-l]. /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.

Origin of dor

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English dor(r)e,Old English dora; compare Middle Low German dorte “drone”

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Other definitions for dor (2 of 3)

dor2
[ dawr ]

nounArchaic.
  1. mockery; scorn.

Origin of dor

2
1545–55; <Old Norse dār mockery; compare German Tor fool

Other definitions for Dor. (3 of 3)

Dor.

abbreviation
  1. Dorian.

  2. Doric.

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British Dictionary definitions for dor

dor

/ (dɔː) /


noun
  1. any European dung beetle of the genus Geotrupes and related genera, esp G. stercorarius, having a droning flight

Origin of dor

1
Old English dora bumblebee; related to Middle Low German dorte drone 1

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