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dor

n. சாணி எருவில் வாழும் விட்டில் வகை.


Dor, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L. taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. Dormouse.] (Zoöl.) Defn: 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. Dor, n. Etym: [Cf. Dor a beetle, and Hum, Humbug.] Defn: A trick, joke, or deception. Beau. & Fl. To give one the dor, to make a fool of him. [Archaic] P. Fletcher. Dor, v. t. Defn: To make a fool of; to deceive. [Obs.] [Written also dorr.] B. Jonson.


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