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cockchafer

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cock·chaf·er  (kkchfr)
n.
Any of various European beetles of the family Scarabaeidae, especially Melolontha melolontha, which is destructive to plants.
[Possibly cock + chafer.]
cockchafer [ˈkɒkˌtʃeɪfə]
n
(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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cockchafercockchafer - 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
cockchafer [ˈkɒkˌtʃeɪfəʳ] n → maggiolino


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A great cockchafer came flying past; he caught sight of Thumbelina, and in a moment had put his arms round her slender waist, and had flown off with her to a tree.
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A cockchafer came droning over the hedge and past us.
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"The dolt," said Jehan Frollo of the Mill, to his friend Robin Poussepain (for the two students had followed the culprit, as was to have been expected), "he understands no more than a cockchafer shut up in a box
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
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