any European dung beetle of the genus Geotrupes and related genera, esp G. stercorarius, having a droning flight
Word origin
Old English dora bumblebee; related to Middle Low German dortedrone1
dor in American English1
(dɔr)
noun
1. Also: dorbeetle (ˈdɔrˌbitl)
a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius
2.
any of several insects, as the June bug, that make a buzzing noise in flight
Also: dorr
Word origin
[bef. 900; ME dor(r)e, OE dora; cf. MLG dorte drone]
dor in American English2
(dɔr)
noun
archaic
mockery; scorn
Word origin
[1545–55; ‹ ON dār mockery; cf. G Tor fool]This word is first recorded in the period 1545–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: insurance, integral, inversion, offset, spiral