SINCE 1828
cockchafer
noun
cock·cha·fer
| \ ˈkäk-ˌchā-fər
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Definition of cockchafer
: a large European beetle (Melolontha melolontha) destructive to vegetation as an adult and to roots as a larva
also
: any of various related beetles
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