COCKCHAFER Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word cockchafer. (close relations)
Definition of COCKCHAFER
Best Alternative Words for COCKCHAFER
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may bug | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult • any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc. | ||||||||
beetle | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings • a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing adjective satellite • jutting or overhanging verb • be suspended over or hang over • fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle • beat with a beetle | ||||||||
doodlebug | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small motor vehicle • a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb • the larva of any of several insects | ||||||||
may beetle | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult • any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc. | ||||||||
melolontha melolontha | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult |