英语词汇“cockchafer”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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.

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.

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

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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