cockchafer

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Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation
vulgaris and allied genera; called also May bug, chafer, or dorbeetle
A beetle of the genus Melolontha esp
{i} maybug, destructive beetle found in Europe; beetle belonging to the subfamily Melolonthinae (British)
any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult
a European beetle (=a kind of insect) that damages trees and plants. Large European beetle (Melolontha melolontha) that damages foliage, flowers, and fruit as an adult and plant roots as a larva. In Britain, the name refers more broadly to any of the beetles in this subfamily (Melolonthinae), which are known in North America as June beetles. See also chafer, scarab beetle
cockchafers
plural of cockchafer
cockchafer
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