| Pronunciation: | | 'kâk`cheyfur
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult |
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| | Synonyms: | | May beetle, May bug, Melolontha melolontha |
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| | See Also: | | genus Melolontha, Melolontha, melolonthid beetle |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cock"chaf`er\, n. [See {Chafer} the beetle.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A beetle of the genus {Melolontha} (esp. {M. vulgaris}) and
allied genera; -- called also {May bug}, {chafer}, or
{dorbeetle}.
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