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chafers
noun(cha-fer)
any of various scarab beetles (such as a cockchafer) that feed on leaves and flowers and whose larvae feed on plant roots
chafers
noun(cha-fer)
an Old World beetle (Rhizotragus majalis synonym Amphimallon majalis) established in parts of eastern North America where its larva is a destructive pest on the roots of turf grasses
chafers
noun(cha-fer)
a common North American scarab beetle (Macrodactylus subspinosus) that feeds on plant roots as a larva and on leaves and flowers (as of rose or grapevines) as an adult —called also rose bug

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