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Definition of: cockchafer
(kok′chā′fər) noun
Any of a widely distributed family (Melolonthidae) of scarabaeoid beetles, especially Melolontha melolontha, a large, European variety destructive to vegetation. [<COCK1 (def. 3) + CHAFER]
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