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dorbeetle
(dôr′bēt′'l)
noun
- any of several European dung beetles
- any beetle that flies with a buzzing sound
Origin: < ME dore (< OE dora, a beetle < IE base *dher-, to buzz > Gr thrylein, to murmur, babble) + beetle
Also dor
See dorbeetle in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A European dung beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) that flies with a droning sound.
Origin:
Origin: Obsolete dor, a buzzing bee or beetle (from Middle English dorre, from Old English dora)
Origin: + beetle1
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