geotrupes stercorarius

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geotrupes stercorarius - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dor \Dor\, n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L.
     taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. Dormouse.] (Zool.)
     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]