Dor

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In the nomenclature of the spicular elements of sponges, a monaxial lance-shaped or curved rod, one end of which is sharply pointed while the other has a two- or three-edged blade.
  • noun. An abbreviation of Doric.
  • noun. Alamellicorn beetle of the family Scarabæidæ, a species of dung-beetle, Geotrypes stercorarius.
  • noun. A drone (bee).
  • noun. The cockchafer, Melolontha vulgaris.
  • noun. Also dor-beetle.
  • noun. One of several ground-beetles, species of the family Carabidæ and genus Harpalus. More fully called black dor.
  • To hoax; humbug; make a fool of; perplex.
  • noun. A trick; a practical joke.
  • noun. A practical joker.
  • noun. A fool.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • transitive verb. To make a fool of; to deceive.
  • noun. A trick, joke, or deception.
  • noun. to make a fool of him.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A large European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius, that makes a droning noise while flying.
  • noun. General term for flying insect which makes a loud humming noise, such as the June bug or a bumblebee.
  • Word Usage
    "But she heard a disagreeable buzzing, as if a great many huge flies, or gigantic mosquitoes, or those insects which we call dor-bugs and pinching-dogs, were darting about."
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