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1  [dawr]
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–noun
1. Also, dor⋅bee⋅tle  [dawr-beet-l] . 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.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME dor(r)e, OE dora; cf. MLG dorte drone
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dor·bee·tle   (dôr'bēt'l)   
n.  A European dung beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) that flies with a droning sound.

[Obsolete dor, a buzzing bee or beetle (from Middle English dorre, from Old English dora) + beetle1.]
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