COCKCHAFER


Meaning of COCKCHAFER in English

/kok"chay'feuhr/ , n.

any of certain scarab beetles, esp. the European species, Melolontha melolontha, which is very destructive to forest trees.

[ 1685-95; COCK 1 (with reference to its size) + CHAFER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .