chafer
/ˈtʃeɪfə(r)/noun
1- a large flying beetle, the adult and larva of which can be very destructive to foliage and plant roots respectively金龟子。
1.1
- Several subfamilies of the family Scarabaeidae.金龟子科中的数亚科。参见COCKCHAFER.
词源
Old English ceafor， cefer， of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kever.