chafer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chafer
before 1000; Middle English cheaffer, chaver, Old English ceofor; akin to German Käfer
Example Sentences
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The large black chafer beetle, Holotrichia parallela, is an agricultural pest in Asia.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2024
The grubs are the larvae of the European chafer, a nonnative scarab beetle first spotted in Washington state in 2008.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2021
Though not as fearsome as the murder hornet, the European chafer joins an ever-expanding list of invasive species causing ecological headaches.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2021
By 2016, the chafer had taken up permanent residence near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2021
A clock struck seven, and round the shady lime-tree a chafer or some heavy insect commenced its booming rushes.
From The Island Pharisees by John Galsworthy
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