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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)

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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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