Definitions for: Cockchafer


[n] any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult



Webster (1913) Definition: Cock"chaf`er, n. [See Chafer the beetle.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A beetle of the genus Melolontha (esp. M. vulgaris) and
allied genera; -- called also May bug, chafer, or
dorbeetle.

Synonyms: May beetle, May bug, Melolontha melolontha

See Also: genus Melolontha, Melolontha, melolonthid beetle

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