"dor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɔː(ɹ)/ Forms: dors [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) 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-, *dʰrēn- (“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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dorre}} Middle English dorre, {{inh|en|ang|dora|t=humming insect}} Old English dora (“humming insect”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*dorō}} Proto-West Germanic *dorō, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*durô|t=bumblebee, humming insect}} Proto-Germanic *durô (“bumblebee, humming insect”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*dʰer-}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-, {{cog|stq|Doarne|t=hornet}} Saterland Frisian Doarne (“hornet”), {{cog|gml|dorne|t=bumblebee}} Middle Low German dorne (“bumblebee”), {{cog|dum|dorne|t=bumblebee}} Middle Dutch dorne (“bumblebee”), {{cog|nl|dar|t=drone}} Dutch dar (“drone”), {{cog|ang|drān|t=drone}} Old English drān (“drone”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dor (plural dors)
  1. Any of species Geotrupes stercorarius of large European dung beetles, that make a droning noise while flying. Categories (lifeform): Scarabaeoids Translations (Translations): chrobák velký (Czech), gewone mestkever [masculine] (Dutch), géotrupe du fumier [masculine] (French), بوق بوجكی (bok böceği) (Ottoman Turkish), كستل (küstel) (Ottoman Turkish), tordyvel [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-dor-en-noun-8zZt925m Disambiguation of Scarabaeoids: 79 19 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 22 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 19 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 22 entries: 13 1 3 3 2 4 2 1 1 30 7 1 15 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 31 8 1 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 79 21
  2. Any flying insect which makes a loud humming noise, such as the June bug or a bumblebee.
    Sense id: en-dor-en-noun-LhxzpJcZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dorr Derived forms: dorbeetle, dorbug, dorfly, dorrfly, dorhawk, dumbledore, dumble-dor
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɔː(ɹ)/ Forms: dors [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: Compare dor (“a beetle”), and hum, humbug. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dor (plural dors)
  1. (obsolete) A trick, joke, or deception. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-dor-en-noun-RVqZ1NxZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dorrfly"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dorhawk"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɔː(ɹ)/"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
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      "word": "chrobák velký"
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      "word": "بوق بوجكی"
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