Cockchafer
111aphodius — əˈfōdēəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek aphodos excrement, from apo + hodos way, road more at cede : a large genus of small somewhat elongated dung beetles commonly placed in the family Scarabaeidae see pasture… …
112grass-grub — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a small shiny brown New Zealand cockchafer (Odontria zealandica) that feeds on grass; specifically : its root eating larva that is a very destructive pest of turf 2. : corbie …
113pasture grub — noun : the larva of a pasture cockchafer …
114chafer — n. any of various large slow moving beetles of the family Scarabeidae, esp. the cockchafer. Etymology: OE ceafor, cefer f. Gmc …
115lamellicorn — n. & adj. n. any beetle of the family Lamellicornia, having lamelliform antennae, including the stag beetle, cockchafer, dung beetle, etc. adj. having lamelliform antennae. Etymology: mod.L lamellicornis f. L lamella (see LAMELLA) + cornu horn …
116melolonthid — I. |melə|län(t)thə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Melolonthidae : of or relating to the Melolonthidae II. noun ( s) Etymology: N …
117dor bug — noun see dor I * * * dor1 «dr», noun, or dor bug, 1. a European dung beetle. 2. any one of various other beetles, such as the cockchafer. Also, dorr. ╂[Old English …
118pasture scarab — noun see pasture cockchafer …
119humbuzz — /humˈbuz/ (dialect) noun 1. A cockchafer 2. A bull roarer ORIGIN: ↑hum1 and ↑buzz1 …
120buzzard-clock — buzzˈard clock noun (dialect) Cockchafer • • • Main Entry: ↑buzzard …
