chafer

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Any of several scarab beetles, including the cockchafer, leaf chafer and rose chafer
A kind of beetle; the cockchafer
{i} beetle
A vessel for heating water; hence, a dish or pan
The name is also applied to other species; as, the rose chafer
One who chafes
Any of several species of scarab beetle (most in the subfamily Melolonthinae). Adult leaf chafers (genus Macrodactylus) eat foliage; the female deposits her eggs in the soil, and the larvae live underground for years, feeding on plant roots. The well-known rose chafer, a tan, long-legged beetle, feeds on the flowers and foliage of grapes, roses, and other plants. Poultry that eat rose-chafer grubs may be poisoned
rose chafer
A metallic-green beetle, Cetonia aurata, with a distinct V-shaped scutellum, found over central and southern Europe
rose chafer
A tan-colored beetle, Macrodactylus subspinosus, found in North America
rose chafer
rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e
rose chafer
roses
rose chafer
common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e
rose chafer
A long-legged gray North American beetle (Macrodactylus subspinosus) that causes damage to the roots, leaves, and blossoms of garden plants, especially roses. Also called rose beetle, rose bug
chafer

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    chaf·er

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    Etymology

    [ 'chA-f&r ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English cheaffer, from Old English ceafor; probably akin to Old English ceafl jowl; more at JOWL.
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