Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dor \Dor\, n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L.
taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. Dormouse.] (Zool.)
A large European scaraboid beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius),
which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also
applied to allied American species, as the June bug. Called
also dorr, dorbeetle, or dorrbeetle, dorbug,
dorrfly, and buzzard clock.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dorbeetle \Dor"bee`tle\, n. (Zool.)
See 1st Dor.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cockchafer \Cock"chaf`er\, n. [See Chafer the beetle.] (Zool.)
A beetle of the genus Melolontha (esp. Melolontha
vulgaris) and allied genera; -- called also May bug,
chafer, or dorbeetle.
[1913 Webster] Cockcrow
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dorbeetle
n 1: Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound