rose chafern.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊz ˌtʃeɪfə/, U.S.

/ˈroʊz ˌtʃeɪfər/

Forms: 1700s–1800s rose chaffer, 1800s– rose chafer.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rose n.¹, chafer n.¹

Etymology: < rose n.¹ + chafer n.¹

1. Any of several day-flying Old World beetles of the genus Cetonia (family Scarabaeidae), esp. the European C. aurata, which are typically of a bright metallic green colour and sometimes feed on the petals of roses and other flowers. Also called rose beetle.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > member of subfamily Cetoniinae or genus Cetonia > cetonia aurata (rose-chafer)

dora1450

rose fly1680

rose chafer1704

rose-bug1706

rose beetle?1735

goldsmith1799

goldsmith beetle1841

1704 J. Petiver Gazophylacii III. 37 Scarabæus pectinarius viridis,..the Rose Chaffer.

1769 J. Berkenhout Outl. Nat. Hist. Great Brit. & Ireland I. 87 Rose Chaffer, Brass Beetle, or Green Beetle. Colour green with a bronze tinge. White transverse spots on the shells... On flowers, particularly roses, and pioniæ.

1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) II. xxiii. 321 Those enemies of vegetable beauty the rose-chafers (Cetonia aurata).

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 779 The Cetonia aurata, Green rosechafer, is found on the flowers of the turnip plant.

1899 D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. 200 In Britain we have only four kinds of Cetoniides; they are called Rose-chafers.

1959 E. F. Linssen Beetles Brit. Isles II. 127 C. aurata is well known to the gardener who sometimes sees it lying in one of his favourite blooms, for it is the Rose Chafer, or Rose Beetle.

1992 M. Gratwick Crop Pests in U.K. 165/2 Adults of the rose chafer..are often noticed in the south of England because they fly in full sunlight and are brilliant metallic golden-green.

2. North American. Either of two small, long-legged North American chafers of the genus Macrodactylus (family Scarabaeidae), esp. M. subspinosus, which are brownish in colour and are serious pests of roses, grapevines, and other cultivated plants. Also called rose beetle, rose bug.

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1827 T. W. Harris in Mass. Agric. Repository & Jrnl. 10 8 The rose-chaffer, or rose-bug, as it is commonly called is..a diurnal Melolontha.

1884 W. Crozier & P. Henderson How Farm Pays ix. 273 The Rose Chafer or Beetle. An ashy brown colored beetle, commonly known as the Rose Bug, but wrongly so.

1928 C. T. Gregory & J. J. Davis Common Garden Pests 68 (caption) The rose chafer or rose beetle. The long-legged, clay-colored beetle is a common pest of flowers and fruits.

1962 C. L. Metcalf et al. Destructive & Useful Insects (ed. 4) xv. 772 Rose Chafer... Macrodactylus subspinosus... The western rose chafer, Macrodactylus uniformis Horn, is very similar in appearance and habits.

1993 TLC for Plants Spring 33/1 Grapevines can be subject to a variety of diseases, but mine have remained pest-free except for one case of rose chafers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rose chafer
释义	rose chafern. Brit. /ˈrəʊz ˌtʃeɪfə/, U.S. /ˈroʊz ˌtʃeɪfər/ Forms: 1700s–1800s rose chaffer, 1800s– rose chafer. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rose n.¹, chafer n.¹ Etymology: < rose n.¹ + chafer n.¹ 1. Any of several day-flying Old World beetles of the genus Cetonia (family Scarabaeidae), esp. the European C. aurata, which are typically of a bright metallic green colour and sometimes feed on the petals of roses and other flowers. Also called rose beetle. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > member of subfamily Cetoniinae or genus Cetonia > cetonia aurata (rose-chafer) dora1450 rose fly1680 rose chafer1704 rose-bug1706 rose beetle?1735 goldsmith1799 goldsmith beetle1841 1704 J. Petiver Gazophylacii III. 37 Scarabæus pectinarius viridis,..the Rose Chaffer. 1769 J. Berkenhout Outl. Nat. Hist. Great Brit. & Ireland I. 87 Rose Chaffer, Brass Beetle, or Green Beetle. Colour green with a bronze tinge. White transverse spots on the shells... On flowers, particularly roses, and pioniæ. 1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) II. xxiii. 321 Those enemies of vegetable beauty the rose-chafers (Cetonia aurata). 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 779 The Cetonia aurata, Green rosechafer, is found on the flowers of the turnip plant. 1899 D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. 200 In Britain we have only four kinds of Cetoniides; they are called Rose-chafers. 1959 E. F. Linssen Beetles Brit. Isles II. 127 C. aurata is well known to the gardener who sometimes sees it lying in one of his favourite blooms, for it is the Rose Chafer, or Rose Beetle. 1992 M. Gratwick Crop Pests in U.K. 165/2 Adults of the rose chafer..are often noticed in the south of England because they fly in full sunlight and are brilliant metallic golden-green. 2. North American. Either of two small, long-legged North American chafers of the genus Macrodactylus (family Scarabaeidae), esp. M. subspinosus, which are brownish in colour and are serious pests of roses, grapevines, and other cultivated plants. Also called rose beetle, rose bug. ΚΠ 1827 T. W. Harris in Mass. Agric. Repository & Jrnl. 10 8 The rose-chaffer, or rose-bug, as it is commonly called is..a diurnal Melolontha. 1884 W. Crozier & P. Henderson How Farm Pays ix. 273 The Rose Chafer or Beetle. An ashy brown colored beetle, commonly known as the Rose Bug, but wrongly so. 1928 C. T. Gregory & J. J. Davis Common Garden Pests 68 (caption) The rose chafer or rose beetle. The long-legged, clay-colored beetle is a common pest of flowers and fruits. 1962 C. L. Metcalf et al. Destructive & Useful Insects (ed. 4) xv. 772 Rose Chafer... Macrodactylus subspinosus... The western rose chafer, Macrodactylus uniformis Horn, is very similar in appearance and habits. 1993 TLC for Plants Spring 33/1 Grapevines can be subject to a variety of diseases, but mine have remained pest-free except for one case of rose chafers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1704
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