European cockchafer

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• Cockchafer — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

• cockchafer — [käk′chāf΄ər] n. [ COCK1 (? because of size) + CHAFER] any of several large European scarab beetles whose grubs live in the soil and feed on the roots of plants …   English World dictionary

• cockchafer — /kok chay feuhr/, n. any of certain scarab beetles, esp. the European species, Melolontha melolontha, which is very destructive to forest trees. [1685 95; COCK1 (with reference to its size) + CHAFER] * * * Large European beetle (Melolontha… …   Universalium

• cockchafer — noun Etymology: 1cock + chafer Date: 1712 a large European beetle (Melolontha melolontha) destructive to vegetation as an adult and to roots as a larva; also any of various related beetles …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cockchafer — noun Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation …   Wiktionary

• cockchafer — cock|chaf|er [ˈkɔkˌtʃeıfə US ˈka:kˌtʃeıfər] n a European ↑beetle (=a kind of insect) that damages trees and plants …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cockchafer — noun (C) a European beetle (=a kind of insect) that damages trees and plants …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cockchafer — cock•chaf•er [[t]ˈkɒkˌtʃeɪ fər[/t]] n. ent any of certain scarab beetles, esp. the European species, Melolontha melolontha, which is destructive to forest trees • Etymology: 1685–95; cock I (with reference to its size) +chafer …   From formal English to slang

• cockchafer — /ˈkɒktʃeɪfə/ (say kokchayfuh) noun any of certain scarabaeid beetles, especially the European species, Melolontha melolontha, which is very destructive to forest trees. {cock1 (def. 4) (with reference to size) + chafer} …  

• Melolontha — A cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) at take off Scientific classification Kingdom: An …   Wikipedia

• migration — migrational, adj. /muy gray sheuhn/, n. 1. the process or act of migrating. 2. a migratory movement: preparations for the migration. 3. a number or body of persons or animals migrating together. 4. Chem. a movement or change of position of atoms… …   Universalium