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chafer

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cha·fer  (chfr)
n.
Any of various beetles of the family Scarabaeidae, such as the cockchafer.
[Middle English, a kind of beetle, from Old English ceafor.]
chafer [ˈtʃeɪfə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various scarabaeid beetles, such as the cockchafer and rose chafer
[Old English ceafor; related to Old Saxon kevera, Old High German chevar]
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chafer
n → Käfer m


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