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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
dorbeetle
    n 1: Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dorbeetle \Dor"bee`tle\, n. (Zool.)
   See 1st Dor.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
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