dor

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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɔː(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: dorre

Inherited from Old English: dora

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Doarne

Cognate with Middle Low German: dorne

Cognate with Middle Dutch: dorne

Cognate with Dutch: dar

Cognate with Old English: 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.

Synonyms

dorbeetle

dung beetle

dorr

Translations

tor

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Geotrupes ster corarius