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
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
Wildlife can provide at least a limited check on European chafer populations, Bakker said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2021
The cause of giving the chariot to Fiacc was that a chafer had gnawed his leg, so that death was nigh unto him.
From The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings by James O'Leary
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