flower chafer

noun

Any scarabaeoid beetle in the subfamily Cetoniinae, of more than 500 genera.

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Meanings

nounflower chafer (plural flower chafers)

plural flower chafers

  1. Any scarabaeoid beetle in the subfamily Cetoniinae, of more than 500 genera.

Origin

From flower + chafer.

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Translations

Czech zlatohlávek
  • zlatohlávekTranslations
German Rosenkäfer
  • RosenkäferTranslations
Russian бронзо́вка, цветое́д
  • бронзо́вка (bronzóvka)Translations
  • цветое́д (cvetojéd)Translations
Turkish çiçek biti, fidan biti
  • çiçek bitiTranslations
  • fidan bitiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

flower chafer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flower%20chafer

MLA

“flower chafer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flower%20chafer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flower chafer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flower%20chafer.

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