chafer
pronunciation
How to pronounce chafer in British English:
UK ['tʃefɚ]
How to pronounce chafer in American English:
US ['tʃeɪfə]
Word Origin
- chafer (n.)
- kind of beetle, Old English ceafor "beetle, cock-chafer," from Proto-Germanic *kabraz- (cognates: Old Saxon kevera, Dutch kever, Old High German chevar, German Käfer), literally "gnawer," from PIE *gep(h)- "jaw, mouth" (see jowl (n.1)).
Example
- 1. The activation of bacillus thuringiensis hbf-1 strain parasproal crystals and the effects of toxicity on chafer larva .