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单词 chafer
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Definition of chafer in English:

chafer

noun ˈtʃeɪfəˈtʃeɪfər
  • A large flying beetle, the adult and larva of which can be very destructive to foliage and plant roots respectively.

    金龟子

    Several subfamilies of the family Scarabaeidae. See also cockchafer

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The grubs that you see in the lawn are the larvae of Japanese beetles, June beetles, and chafers.
    • Aphids, chafer beetles and boring insects find roses to their liking.
    • Masked chafers or annual white grubs (1-year life cycle) have pearly white eggs laid by the tan beetle female in July.
    • The pollinators of Asclepias woodii and Sisyranthus trichostomus were chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniini) belonging to two species, Atrichelaphinis tigrina and Cyrtothyrea marginalis.
    • Adult chafers begin emerging in late May and early June at the time of grape bloom.

Origin

Old English ceafor, cefer, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kever.

Rhymes

trefa, wafer

Definition of chafer in US English:

chafer

nounˈtʃeɪfərˈCHāfər
  • A flying beetle, the adult and larva of which can be very destructive to foliage and plant roots respectively.

    金龟子

    Several subfamilies of the family Scarabaeidae. See also cockchafer

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The grubs that you see in the lawn are the larvae of Japanese beetles, June beetles, and chafers.
    • The pollinators of Asclepias woodii and Sisyranthus trichostomus were chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniini) belonging to two species, Atrichelaphinis tigrina and Cyrtothyrea marginalis.
    • Adult chafers begin emerging in late May and early June at the time of grape bloom.
    • Masked chafers or annual white grubs (1-year life cycle) have pearly white eggs laid by the tan beetle female in July.
    • Aphids, chafer beetles and boring insects find roses to their liking.

Origin

Old English ceafor, cefer, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kever.

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