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Definition of chafer in English: chafernoun ˈtʃeɪfəˈtʃeɪfər A large flying beetle, the adult and larva of which can be very destructive to foliage and plant roots respectively. Several subfamilies of the family Scarabaeidae. See also cockchafer Example sentencesExamples - The grubs that you see in the lawn are the larvae of Japanese beetles, June beetles, and chafers.
- Aphids, chafer beetles and boring insects find roses to their liking.
- Masked chafers or annual white grubs (1-year life cycle) have pearly white eggs laid by the tan beetle female in July.
- The pollinators of Asclepias woodii and Sisyranthus trichostomus were chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniini) belonging to two species, Atrichelaphinis tigrina and Cyrtothyrea marginalis.
- Adult chafers begin emerging in late May and early June at the time of grape bloom.
Origin Old English ceafor, cefer, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kever. Definition of chafer in US English: chafernounˈtʃeɪfərˈCHāfər A flying beetle, the adult and larva of which can be very destructive to foliage and plant roots respectively. Several subfamilies of the family Scarabaeidae. See also cockchafer Example sentencesExamples - The grubs that you see in the lawn are the larvae of Japanese beetles, June beetles, and chafers.
- The pollinators of Asclepias woodii and Sisyranthus trichostomus were chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniini) belonging to two species, Atrichelaphinis tigrina and Cyrtothyrea marginalis.
- Adult chafers begin emerging in late May and early June at the time of grape bloom.
- Masked chafers or annual white grubs (1-year life cycle) have pearly white eggs laid by the tan beetle female in July.
- Aphids, chafer beetles and boring insects find roses to their liking.
Origin Old English ceafor, cefer, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kever. |