Dictionary Definitions, Synomyns, Antonyms, and related words for Cockchafer
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.