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rose chafer
rose chafern. Either of two scarab beetles, Macrodactylus subspinosus of North America or Cetonia aurata of Europe, that cause damage to the roots, leaves, and blossoms of roses, grapes, and other plants. Also called rose beetle, rose bug.rose chafer or rose beetlen (Animals) a British scarabaeid beetle, Cetonia aurata, that has a greenish-golden body with a metallic lustre and feeds on plantsrose′ chaf`er
n. a tan beetle, Macrodactylus subspinosus, that feeds on the flowers and foliage of roses, grapes, peach trees, etc. Also called rose′ bee`tle. [1695–1705] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  rose chafer - a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rosesCetonia aurata, rose beetlescarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle - any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikesCetonia, genus Cetonia - a genus of Cetoniidae | | 2. |  rose chafer - common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vinesMacrodactylus subspinosus, rose bugmelolonthid beetle - any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidaegenus Macrodactylus, Macrodactylus - a genus of Melolonthidae |
rose chafer
Synonyms for rose chafernoun a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of eSynonyms- Cetonia aurata
- rose beetle
Related Words- scarabaean
- scarabaeid
- scarabaeid beetle
- Cetonia
- genus Cetonia
noun common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of eSynonyms- Macrodactylus subspinosus
- rose bug
Related Words- melolonthid beetle
- genus Macrodactylus
- Macrodactylus
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