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cockchafer definition

cock·chafer (käk′c̸hāf′ər)

noun

any of several large European scarab beetles whose grubs live in the soil and feed on the roots of plants

Etymology: cock (? because of size) + chafer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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