Found 2 items, similar to dorbeetle.
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Definition: dorbeetle
dorbeetle
n : Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound
English → English (gcide)
Definition: dorbeetle
Dor
\Dor\, n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L.
taurus a kind of beetle. Cf.
Dormouse.] (Zo["o]l.)
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]
Cockchafer
\Cock"chaf`er\, n. [See
Chafer the beetle.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A beetle of the genus
Melolontha (esp.
Melolontha vulgaris
) and allied genera; -- called also
May bug,
chafer, or
dorbeetle.
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