'Dorbeetle' definitions:
Definition of 'dorbeetle'
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noun
Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound
Definition of 'Dorbeetle'
From: GCIDE
- Dorbeetle \Dor"bee`tle\, n. (Zool.) See 1st Dor. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'dorbeetle'
From: GCIDE
- Dor \Dor\, n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L. taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. Dormouse.] (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'dorbeetle'
From: GCIDE
- Cockchafer \Cock"chaf`er\, n. [See Chafer the beetle.] (Zool.) A beetle of the genus Melolontha (esp. {Melolontha vulgaris}) and allied genera; -- called also May bug, chafer, or dorbeetle. [1913 Webster] Cockcrow