Cockchafer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɒkˌt͡ʃeɪfɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cockchafer is a noun meaning Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation.
Meaning
Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation.
More Meanings
- Any of various other similar beetles, such as of the genera Acrossidius, Cyphochilus, Rhopaea, etc.
Example Sentences
His impassioned words buzzed about my ears like cockchafers round the top of the lime-trees.
To the person who shall discover to the Society an effectual method, verified by repeated and satisfactory trials, of destroying the Grub of the Cockchafer, so destructive to the roots of all sorts of Corn, Pease, Beans, and Turneps, the gold medal.
With regard to the playing of the female part by the weaker rats it is interesting to observe that Féré found among insects that the passive part in homosexual relations is favored by fatigue; among cockchafers it was the male just separated from the female who would take the passive part (on the rare occasions when homosexual relations occurred) with a fresh male.
Word Forms
- cockchafers
Synonyms for cockchafer
Depending on context, synonyms include doodlebug.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chafer, doodlebug, chrysomelid.
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