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cockchafer: see June beetle.
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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. Seealso chafer, scarab beetle.

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cockchafer
Jan 01, 1996; cockchafer XVIII. The second el. is (dial.) chaf(f)er :- OE. ċeafor , prob. f. Gmc. * kab- gnaw, parallel to * keb- , repr....
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May bug too close for comfort ; The almost ominous whine of a cockchafer or "May bug" had me flinch as it flew by my left ear at a rate of knots. Willow had glanced up warily, too, and then another shot by, having me wondering just how fast they can fly - and why the hurry? I've known them zoom around a lighted room and off out again in a most disconcerting manner.
May 30, 2008; The almost ominous whine of a cockchafer or "May bug" had me flinch as it flew by my left ear at a rate of knots. Willow had...
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Farewell, me ol' cockchafer
May 21, 2005; TTHE day was done. Wednesday was over. The glass was drained. The television was off. The sudoku put aside - two nines in the...
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Why is this man in a suit behaving like a toddler? THE LOST WORLD OF MICHAEL BYWATER
Jun 03, 2001; The cockchafers are hatching. Look out of the window at night and there they are, piled three deep, gazing in at the bulb. They...
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May bug gets Mary in a tizzy.(News)
May 25, 2007; Byline: By Dayle Crutchlow YOU might not want a big bug like this flying around your living room, banging noisily into lights and...
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