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dor
1or dorr
[ dawr ]
/ dɔr /
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noun
Also dor·bee·tle [dawr-beet-l]. /ˈdɔrˌbit l/. a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
any of several insects, as the June bug, that make a buzzing noise in flight.
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Origin of dor
1First recorded before 900; Middle English dor(r)e,Old English dora; compare Middle Low German dorte “drone”
Words nearby dor
Doppler, Doppler effect, Doppler laser, Doppler radar, Doppler shift, dor, Dora, dorab, dorado, do-rag, DORAN
Other definitions for dor (2 of 3)
dor2
[ dawr ]
/ dɔr /
noun Archaic.
mockery; scorn.
Origin of dor
21545–55; <Old Norse dār mockery; compare German Tor fool
Other definitions for dor (3 of 3)
Dor.
abbreviation
Dorian.
Doric.
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British Dictionary definitions for dor
dor
/ (dɔː) /
noun
any European dung beetle of the genus Geotrupes and related genera, esp G. stercorarius, having a droning flight
Word Origin for dor
Old English dora bumblebee; related to Middle Low German dorte drone 1
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