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dorbeetle

Dor \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 American species, as the June bug. Called also dorr, dorbeetle, or dorrbeetle, dorbug, dorrfly, and buzzard clock.

dorbeetle

Cockchafer \Cock"chaf`er\, n. [See Chafer the beetle.] (Zo["o]l.) A beetle of the genus Melolontha (esp. Melolontha vulgaris) and allied genera; -- called also May bug, chafer, or dorbeetle.

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dorbeetle

n. The dor.

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dorbeetle

n. Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound