rose chafer
rose chafer noun: a metallic-green beetle, Cetonia aurata, with a distinct V-shaped scutellum, native to Eurasia.
Noun
rose chafer (plural rose chafers)
- A metallic-green beetle, Cetonia aurata, with a distinct V-shaped scutellum, native to Eurasia.
- Synonyms:
- green rose chafer, rose beetle, rose bug
- Any beetle of the subfamily Cetoniinae; a flower chafer.
- Now and then the "sagueir" makers brought me a fine rosechafer (Sternoplus schaumii) which they found licking up the sweet sap.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 366
- A tan-colored beetle, Macrodactylus subspinosus, found in North America.
- Synonyms:
- rose beetle, rose bug
rose chafer meaning in Tamil
rose chafer in Tamil
- வண்டுவகை
Synonyms of rose chafer
- green rose chafer
- rose beetle
- rose bug
Forms of rose chafer
| plural | rose chafers |
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Questions about rose chafer
- What does rose chafer mean?
- Rose chafer means a metallic-green beetle, Cetonia aurata, with a distinct V-shaped scutellum, native to Eurasia.
- What is rose chafer in Tamil?
- Rose chafer in Tamil is வண்டுவகை. See Rose chafer meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is rose chafer?
- Rose chafer is a noun.
- What is the plural of rose chafer?
- The plural of rose chafer is rose chafers.
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