chafer

[ chey-fer ]

noun
  1. any scarabaeid beetle.

Origin of chafer

1
before 1000; Middle English cheaffer, chaver,Old English ceofor; akin to German Käfer

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chafer

/ (ˈtʃeɪfə) /


noun
  1. any of various scarabaeid beetles, such as the cockchafer and rose chafer

Origin of chafer

1
Old English ceafor; related to Old Saxon kevera, Old High German chevar

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