chafer

American

[chay-fer] / ˈtʃeɪ fər /

noun

any scarabaeid beetle.

chafer British

/ ˈtʃeɪfə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of chafer

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

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chafer

The large black chafer beetle, Holotrichia parallela, is an agricultural pest in Asia.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2024

Wildlife can provide at least a limited check on European chafer populations, Bakker said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2021

“I suspect the European chafer will at some point be only a sporadic pest,” he said.

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

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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