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dor
dor (dɔː) n (Animals) any European dung beetle of the genus Geotrupes and related genera, esp G. stercorarius, having a droning flight[Old English dora bumblebee; related to Middle Low German dorte drone1]dor (dɔr)
n. 1. Also, dor•bee•tle (ˈdɔrˌbit l) a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius. 2. any of several insects, as the June bug, that make a buzzing noise in flight. [before 900; Middle English dor(r)e, Old English dora; compare Middle Low German dorte drone] Dor. 1. Dorian. 2. Doric. Dor
Dor or Dora, Canaanite seaport, ancient Palestine (modern Israel), N of Caesarea Palestinae. It was never a Jewish city but rather a Phoenician outpost. It was rebuilt by the Romans; still visible are the ruins of a temple and a theater. Later it was fortified by the Crusaders. References to it in the Bible are numerous. |