chafer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chafer
before 1000; Middle English cheaffer, chaver, Old English ceofor; akin to German Käfer
Example Sentences
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The large black chafer beetle, Holotrichia parallela, is an agricultural pest in Asia.
From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024
The technical resources and links provided information about the recent influx of the European chafer beetle, whose grubs feed on the roots of your lawn, and how to manage the problem.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2022
“I suspect the European chafer will at some point be only a sporadic pest,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2021
The grubs are the larvae of the European chafer, a nonnative scarab beetle first spotted in Washington state in 2008.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2021
A single eye in his head, as broad as an oxhide, as black as a chafer, with three pupils therein.
From The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga With Introductions And Notes by Eliot, Charles William
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