name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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Standard Lemma guide
dor
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/ˈdɔː(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
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homophone: door
noun
Meaning 2
Any of species Geotrupes stercorarius of large European dung beetles that make a droning noise while flying.
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noun
Meaning 3
Any flying insect which makes a loud humming noise, such as the June bug or a bumblebee.
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noun
Meaning 4
A trick, joke, or deception.
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Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 5
Initialism of dance-oriented rock.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
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History
Etymology
From Middle English dorre, dore, from Old English dora (“humming insect”), from Proto-West Germanic *dorō, from Proto-Germanic *durô (“bumblebee, humming insect”), from Proto-Indo-European *dher-, *dhreh1n- (“bee, hornet, drone”). Related to Saterland Frisian Doarne (“hornet”), Middle Low German dorne (“bumblebee”), Middle Dutch dorne (“bumblebee”), Dutch dar (“drone”), Old English drān (“drone”). More at drone.
Compare dor (“a beetle”), and hum, humbug.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: chrobák velký — G. sterocorarius
- Dutch: gewone mestkever — G. sterocorarius
- French: géotrupe du fumier — G. sterocorarius
- Irish: priompallán — G. sterocorarius
- Swedish: tordyvel — G. sterocorarius
- Ottoman Turkish: بوق بوجكی (bok böceği) — G. sterocorarius
- Ottoman Turkish: كستل (küstel) — G. sterocorarius