tor

Meaning

beetle (insect of the order Coleoptera)

Concepts

beetle

🪲

transistor

bug

🐛

scarab

tor

coleopteron

residual rock

cockroach

🪳

dor

Synonyms

kever

🪲

schildvleugelige

kakkerlak

🪳

Kever

transistor

wants

Translations

Käfer

🪲

scarabée

🪲

escarabajo

🪲

coleottero

escaravelho

🪲

σκαθάρι

besouro

🪲

escarabat

🪲

coléoptère

🪲

scarafaggio

🪳

coleopterum

κορέοι

σκαραβαίος

Schabe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɔr/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: torre

Cognate with Middle Dutch: -

Cognate with Western Frisian: tuorre

In summary

From Middle Dutch torre, of uncertain origin, possibly an imitative Middle Dutch base turren (“buzz”). Compare cognate West Frisian tuorre, toarre.