释义 |
chafer /ˈtʃeɪfə /nounA 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.
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.
Origin Old English ceafor, cefer, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kever. Rhymes trefa, wafer |