noun
dor
DAW
noun
1
A large European dung beetle known for the droning hum it makes while flying.
"A dor buzzed past the campfire just after dusk."
2
Any loudly humming flying insect, such as a June bug or bumblebee.
"The garden was full of dors on the warm evening air."
How to Use Dor
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned word for a large, loudly buzzing beetle or insect.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
dors plural, dors plural, Dors plural
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Etymology
From Old English dora ("humming insect"), related to the word "drone," which also originally meant a buzzing insect.