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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

By 2016, the chafer had taken up permanent residence near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

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

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

The chafer had got loose, and there was nothing but the hum overhead.

From Bevis The Story of a Boy by Richard Jefferies

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