"doru" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dorus [plural]
Etymology: PIE word *dóru Borrowed from Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru). Etymology templates: {{PIE word|en|dóru}} PIE word *dóru, {{bor|en|grc|δόρυ}} Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru) Head templates: {{en-noun}} doru (plural dorus)
  1. Alternative form of dory (“spear”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dory (extra: spear)
    Sense id: en-doru-en-noun-LdnGQ6D- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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