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 technical resources and links provided information about the recent influx of the European chafer beetle, whose grubs feed on the roots of your lawn, and how to manage the problem.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2022
“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
There is an airy May chafer song in Alsace—Teutonic in tradition, though French in tongue: Avril, tu t'en vas, Car Mai vient l�-bas, Pour balayer ta figure De pluie, aussi de froidure.
From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn
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