COCKCHAFER


Meaning of COCKCHAFER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkäk-ˌchā-fər ]

noun

Etymology: cock (I) + 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.