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单词 cockchafer
释义

cockchafer

/ˈkɒkˌtʃeɪfə /
noun
A large brown European beetle which flies at dusk and is a destructive plant pest, both as an adult and a larva. Also called May bug.
  • Melolontha melolontha, family Scarabaeidae.
What a pleasant change from the labourer's unvarying meal of bread, lard, and bacon would be a good dish of fried cockchafers or grasshoppers!...
  • At peak abundance, cockchafers reached densities of more than 50 individuals per meter of twig on some fruit trees and on shrubs.

Origin

Early 18th century: from cock1 (expressing size or vigour) + chafer.

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