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单词 rose chafer
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rose chafer


noun

a tan scarabaeid beetle, Macrodactylus subspinosis, that feeds on the flowers and foliage of roses, grapes, peach trees, etc.
Also called rose beetle.

Origin of rose chafer

First recorded in 1695–1705

Words nearby rose chafer

rose-breasted grosbeak, rosebud, Roseburg, rosebush, rose campion, rose chafer, rose cold, rose-colored, rose-colored glasses, rose-coloured, rose comb
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Example sentences from the Web for rose chafer

  • The Rose-chafer, the Common Cockchafer are but small deer for him.

    The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles|Jean Henri Fabre

British Dictionary definitions for rose chafer

rose chafer

rose beetle


noun

a British scarabaeid beetle, Cetonia aurata, that has a greenish-golden body with a metallic lustre and feeds on plants
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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