Cockchafer
41chafer — noun Etymology: Middle English cheaffer, from Old English ceafor; probably akin to Old English ceafl jowl more at jowl Date: before 12th century any of various scarab beetles (as a cockchafer) that feed on leaves and flowers and whose larvae feed …
42chrysomelid — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek chrysomēlolonthē golden cockchafer Date: circa 1904 any of a large family (Chrysomelidae) of small, usually oval and smooth, shining, and brightly colored beetles (as the Colorado potato beetle) • chrysomelid …
43churr — intransitive verb Etymology: imitative Date: 1555 to make a vibrant or whirring noise like that made by some insects (as the cockchafer) or some birds (as the partridge) • churr noun …
44Pupa — of the Cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) A pupa (Latin pupa for doll, pl: pupae or pupas) is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation. The pupal stage is found only in holometabolous insects, those that undergo a complete… …
45Virelai nouveau — The virelai nouveau is a poetic form that is both rare and difficult to use. Its chief characteristic is the use of a double refrain and the fact that is uses two rhymes only. The poem opens with a couplet and these two lines are used as the… …
46HMS Sceptre (1802) — HMS Sceptre was a 74 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Dudman of Deptford after a design by Sir William Rule. She was launched on December 11 1802 at Deptford. On June 20 1803, after a shakedown period, she came into… …
47Old Frankish — Spoken in formerly the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Northern France, Western Germany Era Evolved into Old Low Franconian by the 8th century Language family Indo European …
48June beetle — is the common name for several varieties of scarab beetles, including: * Phyllophaga (genus) , a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae, also known as June bugs * the Green June beetle ( Cotinis nitida ) of the southeastern United States *… …
49Constantin Tănase — For other uses of this and similar names, see Constantin Tănase (disambiguation). Constantin Tănase (second from left) starring in Visul lui Tănase (Tănase s Dream), 1932 Constantin Tănase (Romanian pronunciation: [konstanˈtin təˈnase]; July …
50Tintin and Snowy — Superherobox caption = Tintin and Snowy by Hergé character name = Tintin and Snowy publisher = Casterman (Belgium) debut = Le Petit Vingtième ( Tintin in the Land of the Soviets ) (January 10, 1929) creators = Hergé alter ego = Tintin et Milou… …
