Dor. Definition

abbreviation
Doric.
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noun
A large European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius, that makes a droning noise while flying.
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Any flying insect which makes a loud humming noise, such as the June bug or a bumblebee.

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(obsolete) A trick, joke, or deception.
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Other Word Forms of Dor.

Noun

Singular:
Dor.
Plural:
dors

Origin of Dor.

  • From Middle English dorre, dore, from Old English dora (“humming insect”), from Proto-Germanic *durô (“bumblebee, humming insect”), from Proto-Indo-European *dher-, *dhrēn- (“bee, hornet, drone”). Related to Middle Low German dorne (“bumblebee”), Middle Dutch dorne (“bumblebee”), Dutch dar (“drone”), Old English drān (“drone”). More at drone.

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  • Compare dor (“a beetle”), and hum, humbug.

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Dor. Sentence Examples

  • Hops cover only about 7000 acres, being almost confined to the departments of Nord, Cte dOr and Meurthe-etMoselle.

  • The Burgundian region, including Cte dOr and the valley of the Sane (Beaujolais, Mconnais).

  • These limits, however, were exceeded at various times; thus, north of the Eleutherus lay Aradus and Marathus, and south of Carmel the border sometimes included Dor and even Joppa.

  • On the north the district is watered by the Godavari and its tributaries the Prawara and the Mula; on the north-east by the Dor, another tributary of the Godavari; on the east by the Sephani, which flows through the valley below the Balaghat range; and in the extreme south by the Bhima and its tributary the Gor.

  • Cult objects found in Dor included clay statuettes of both local and Greek styles pertaining to the Phoenician cults of Baal and Astarte.

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Words Starting With

DDODOR

Words Ending With

RORDOR

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Words Starting With D and Ending With .

Starts With D & Ends With RStarts With DO & Ends With RStarts With D & Ends With OR

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3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With D3 Letter Words Ending With R