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dorrfly
(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.
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Dorrfly
(gcide) | Dorrfly \Dorr"fly`\, n. (Zool.)
See 1st Dor.
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Dorrfly
(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]Dorrfly \Dorr"fly`\, n. (Zool.)
See 1st Dor.
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