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Senso (Inglese)

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.

sinonimi

dorbeetle

dung beetle

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Traduzioni

tor

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Geotrupes ster corarius

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈdɔː(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: dorre

Ereditato da inglese antico: dora

Affine saterfriesisch: Doarne

Affine Middle Low German: dorne

Affine olandese medio: dorne

Affine olandese: dar

Affine inglese antico: drān

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.