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Significat (Anglès)

  1. Any of species Geotrupes stercorarius of large European dung beetles that make a droning noise while flying.
  2. Any flying insect which makes a loud humming noise, such as the June bug or a bumblebee.

Traduccions

Geotrupes ster corarius

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈdɔː(ɹ)/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Middle English dorre, dore, from Old English dora (“humming insect”), from Proto-West Germanic *dorō, from Proto-Germanic *durô (“bumblebee, humming insect”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-, *dʰreh₁n- (“bee, hornet, drone”). Related to Saterland Frisian Doarne (“hornet”), Middle Low German dorne (“bumblebee”), Middle Dutch dorne (“bumblebee”), Dutch dar (“drone”), Old English drān (“drone”). More at drone.

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