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  • 1dor-fly — dor fly, dorhawk see dor n.1 …

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  • 2dor — I. noun or dorr ˈdȯ(ə)r, ȯ(ə); also dor bug ( s) Etymology: Middle English dorre, dore, from Old English dora bumblebee; akin to …

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  • 3dor — n. [Written also Dorr.] 1. Cockchafer, dor bug, tree beetle, dumbledor, dummador, May bug (Melolontha vulgaris). 2. Black beetle, dor beetle, dor fly, buzzard clock (Geotrupes stercorarius) …

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  • 4dor — /dɔ/ (say daw) noun any of various insects that fly with a buzzing or droning noise. Also, dorr. {Middle English dor(r)e, Old English dora} …

  • 5dorhawk — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: dor (I) + hawk; from its diet : the common European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) * * * dorˈhawk noun The nightjar • • • Main Entry: ↑ …

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  • 6may-beetle — n.; (also may bug) Cockchafer, dor, dor bug, tree beetle, dor beetle, dor fly, dummador …

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  • 7literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 8The Conduit — Developer(s) High Voltage Software Publisher(s) Sega …

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  • 9pet-2, petǝ- : ptē-, ptō- (Gk. ptā-) —     pet 2, petǝ : ptē , ptō (Gk. ptā )     English meaning: to fall; to fly     Deutsche Übersetzung: “auf etwas los or niederstũrzen, fliegen, fallen”     Material: O.Ind. pátati “flies, wirft sich, fällt” (= πέτομαι, Lat. petō, O.Welsh… …

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  • 10Eugenics — is the self direction of human evolution : Logo from the Second International Eugenics Conference, 1921, depicting Eugenics as a tree which unites a variety of different fields.[1] Eugenics is the applied science or the bio social movement which… …

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