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cock·chaf·er (k

Any of various European beetles of the family Scarabaeidae, especially Melolontha melolontha, which is destructive to plants.

[Possibly cock + chafer.]

cockchafer [ˈkɒkˌtʃeɪfə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various Old World scarabaeid beetles, esp Melolontha melolontha of Europe, whose larvae feed on crops and grasses Also called May beetle May bug

[from cock¹ + chafer]

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Noun

cockchafer - any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult

May beetle, May bug, Melolontha melolontha

melolonthid beetle - any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae

genus Melolontha, Melolontha - a genus of Melolonthidae

Translations

cockchafer [ˈkɒkˌtʃeɪfəʳ] N → abejorro m

cockchafer

n → Maikäfer m

cockchafer [ˈkɒkˌtʃeɪfəʳ] n → maggiolino

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