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cockchafer

/kok-chey-fer/US // ˈkɒkˌtʃeɪ fər //UK // (ˈkɒkˌtʃeɪfə) //

鸡笼,蟑螂

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of certain scarab beetles, especially the European species, Melolontha melolontha, which is very destructive to forest trees.

Examples

  • The red cups that grew in the moss held as much dew as she wanted, and the cockchafer had taught her how to get honey.

  • A cockchafer buzzed by, a moth flew in his face, the music stopped, and little Jon drew his head in.

  • Before taking its flight, the cockchafer agitates its wings for some minutes, and inflates its abdomen with air.

  • Certain larv, such as those of the cockchafer, eat away the roots of vegetables, and so destroy the harvests.

  • But the cockchafer steers badly when it flies; it knocks itself at each instant against obstacles it meets with.