chafer

(c̸hāf′ər)

noun

any of various beetles (esp. family Scarabaeidae) that feed on plants, as the cockchafer or rose chafer

Origin: ME < OE ceafor (orig. sense prob. “devourer”) < IE base *ĝebh-, jaw, mouth, devour > jowl, Ger kiefer, jaw, Ir gob, mouth

See chafer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various beetles of the family Scarabaeidae, such as the cockchafer.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, a kind of beetle

Origin: , from Old English ceafor

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