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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dorbeetle \Dor"bee`tle\, n. (Zo["o]l.) See 1st {Dor}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dor \Dor\, n. [Cf. AS dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L. taurus a kind of beetle. Cf {Dormouse}.] (Zo["o]l.) A large European scaraboid beetle ({Geotrupes stercorarius}), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied American species, as the {June bug}. Called also {dorr}, {dorbeetle}, or {dorrbeetle}, {dorbug}, {dorrfly}, and {buzzard clock}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cockchafer \Cock"chaf`er\, n. [See {Chafer} the beetle.] (Zo["o]l.) A beetle of the genus {Melolontha} (esp. {M. vulgaris}) and allied genera; -- called also {May bug}, {chafer}, or {dorbeetle}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dorbeetle n : Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound
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