Cockchafer

  • 21dorbeetle — Cockchafer Cock chaf er, n. [See {Chafer} the beetle.] (Zo[ o]l.) A beetle of the genus {Melolontha} (esp. {Melolontha vulgaris}) and allied genera; called also {May bug}, {chafer}, or {dorbeetle}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 22May bug — Cockchafer Cock chaf er, n. [See {Chafer} the beetle.] (Zo[ o]l.) A beetle of the genus {Melolontha} (esp. {Melolontha vulgaris}) and allied genera; called also {May bug}, {chafer}, or {dorbeetle}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 23Melolontha vulgaris — Cockchafer Cock chaf er, n. [See {Chafer} the beetle.] (Zo[ o]l.) A beetle of the genus {Melolontha} (esp. {Melolontha vulgaris}) and allied genera; called also {May bug}, {chafer}, or {dorbeetle}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 24Incident de Wanhsien — L incident de Wanhsien est une action qui intervint en Chine le 5 septembre 1926 opposant les troupes chinoises et les forces de l ordre britanniques de la patrouille du Yang Tsé. Sommaire 1 Historique 2 Bibliographie 3 Notes …

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  • 25Melolontha — A cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) at take off Scientific classification Kingdom: An …

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  • 26Anglo-Iraqi War — Part of the Mediterranean, Middle East and African theatre of the Second World War British troops looking at …

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  • 27May bug — noun 1. any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult • Syn: ↑cockchafer, ↑May beetle, ↑Melolontha melolontha • Hypernyms: ↑melolonthid beetle • Member Holonyms: ↑Melolontha, ↑ …

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  • 28Insect class gunboat — The Insect class patrol boats (or Large China Gunboats: the Fly class were Small China Gunboats) were a class of small but well armed Royal Navy ships designed for use in shallow rivers or inshore. They were intended for use on the Danube (the… …

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  • 29List of dung beetle and chafer (Scarabaeoidea) species recorded in Britain — The following is a list of the dung beetles and chafers recorded in Britain. For other beetle families, see the parent article List of beetle species recorded in Britain. Family Lucanidae Subfamily Syndesinae * Sinodendron cylindricum Subfamily… …

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  • 30migration — 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… …

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