cockchafer

[ kok-chey-fer ]

/ ˈkɒkˌtʃeɪ fər /

noun

any of certain scarab beetles, especially the European species, Melolontha melolontha, which is very destructive to forest trees.

Origin of cockchafer

1685–95; cock¹ (with reference to its size) + chafer

Words nearby cockchafer

cockatoo, cockatrice, Cockayne, Cockayne's syndrome, cockboat, cockchafer, Cockcroft, cockcrow, cocked, cocked hat, cocker

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Example sentences from the Web for cockchafer

"Now's our last chance," said The Cat, wheeling like a cockchafer on a pin.
The Day's Work, Volume 1|Rudyard Kipling
Loman was returning from one of his now frequent visits to the Cockchafer.
The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's|Talbot Baines Reed
This is a very poor result, if compared with the strength of the cockchafer.
The Insect World|Louis Figuier
The Signora spitted him, as a boy does a cockchafer on a cork, that she might enjoy the energetic agony of his gyrations.
Barchester Towers|Anthony Trollope

The beetle was formerly called a buzzard; and in Staffordshire, a cockchafer is termed a hum-buz.
Folk-lore of Shakespeare|Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer

British Dictionary definitions for cockchafer

cockchafer

/ (ˈkɒkˌtʃeɪfə) /

noun

any of various Old World scarabaeid beetles, esp Melolontha melolontha of Europe, whose larvae feed on crops and grassesAlso called: May beetle, May bug

Word Origin for cockchafer

C18: from cock 1 + chafer

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cockchafer
释义	cockchafer [ kok-chey-fer ] / ˈkɒkˌtʃeɪ fər / noun any of certain scarab beetles, especially the European species, Melolontha melolontha, which is very destructive to forest trees. Origin of cockchafer 1685–95; cock¹ (with reference to its size) + chafer Words nearby cockchafer cockatoo, cockatrice, Cockayne, Cockayne's syndrome, cockboat, cockchafer, Cockcroft, cockcrow, cocked, cocked hat, cocker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cockchafer "Now's our last chance," said The Cat, wheeling like a cockchafer on a pin. The Day's Work, Volume 1\|Rudyard Kipling Loman was returning from one of his now frequent visits to the Cockchafer. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's\|Talbot Baines Reed This is a very poor result, if compared with the strength of the cockchafer. The Insect World\|Louis Figuier The Signora spitted him, as a boy does a cockchafer on a cork, that she might enjoy the energetic agony of his gyrations. Barchester Towers\|Anthony Trollope The beetle was formerly called a buzzard; and in Staffordshire, a cockchafer is termed a hum-buz. Folk-lore of Shakespeare\|Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer British Dictionary definitions for cockchafer cockchafer / (ˈkɒkˌtʃeɪfə) / noun any of various Old World scarabaeid beetles, esp Melolontha melolontha of Europe, whose larvae feed on crops and grassesAlso called: May beetle, May bug Word Origin for cockchafer C18: from cock 1 + chafer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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