Definition of Dor

1. n. 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.

2. n. A trick, joke, or deception.

3. v. t. To make a fool of; to deceive.

Definition of Dor

1. a black European beetle [n -S]

Medical Definition of Dor

1. 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. Synonym: dorr, dorbeetle, or dorrbeetle, dorbug, dorrfly, and buzzard clock. Origin: Cf. AS. Dora drone, locust, D. Tor beetle, L. Taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. Dormouse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dor

doppler
Doppler
dopplerite
doppler broadening
Doppler colour flow
Doppler echocardiography
doppler effect
Doppler effect
Doppler phenomenon
doppler shift
Doppler shift
Doppler ultrasonography
dops
dopy
dor (current term)
dor (current term)
dorad
dorado
Dorado
dorados
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doraphobia
dorb
dorbeetle
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dorbeetles
dorbs
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dorbugs
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