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ROSE CHAFER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rose chafer mean?
• ROSE CHAFER (noun)
The noun ROSE CHAFER has 2 senses:
1. a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
2. common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines
Familiarity information: ROSE CHAFER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cetonia aurata; rose beetle; rose chafer
Hypernyms ("rose chafer" is a kind of...):
scarabaean; scarabaeid; scarabaeid beetle (any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes)
Holonyms ("rose chafer" is a member of...):
Cetonia; genus Cetonia (a genus of Cetoniidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Macrodactylus subspinosus; rose bug; rose chafer
Hypernyms ("rose chafer" is a kind of...):
melolonthid beetle (any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae)
Holonyms ("rose chafer" is a member of...):
genus Macrodactylus; Macrodactylus (a genus of Melolonthidae)
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