cockchafernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒkˌtʃeɪ.fər/us/ˈkɑːkˌtʃeɪ.fɚ/a type of European beetle that causes damage to trees
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Insect names
- anopheles
- ant
- aphid
- beastie
- bedbug
- daddy longlegs
- deathwatch beetle
- dragonfly
- earwig
- earworm
- insect
- ladybird
- lice
- lightning bug
- locust
- silverfish
- stick insect
- termite
- tortoiseshell butterfly
- tsetse fly
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Examples from literature
- A cockchafer came droning over the hedge and past us.
- A cockchafer hummed merrily at Anton's ear, and, high in air, the lark was chanting his evening lay.
- Still the cockchafer kept on humming, and the lark soared higher in its rapturous song.
- Then there were the moths—tiger moths, yellow moths, and horrid cockchafers.
- We put him into a large box with some hay in it, and as he still seemed hungry that evening, we gave him a couple of cockchafers from the kitchen, which he appeared to relish mightily.