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Dorbeetle
Dorbeetle Dor"bee`tle, n. (Zo["o]l.) See 1st Dor.
dorbeetle
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.
dorbeetle
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.

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