rose chafer

noun

A metallic-green beetle, Cetonia aurata, with a distinct V-shaped scutellum, native to Eurasia.

Similar
green rose chaferrose beetlerose bugCetonia aurataMacrodactylus subspinosus
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Meanings

nounrose chafer (plural rose chafers)

plural rose chafers

  1. A metallic-green beetle, Cetonia aurata, with a distinct V-shaped scutellum, native to Eurasia.

    Synonyms: green rose chafer, rose beetle, rose bug

  2. formerlyAny 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
  3. A tan-colored beetle, Macrodactylus subspinosus, found in North America.

    Synonyms: rose beetle, rose bug

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA metallic-green beetle, Cetonia aurata, with a distinct V-shaped scutellum, native to Eurasia.

Similar
green rose chaferrose beetlerose bug

nounA tan-colored beetle, Macrodactylus subspinosus, found in North America.

Similar
rose beetlerose bug

More synonyms by meaning

nouna common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses

Similar
rose beetleCetonia aurata
Broader
scarabaeid beetlescarabaeidscarabaean

nouncommon North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines

Similar
rose bugMacrodactylus subspinosus
Broader
melolonthid beetle
Also see
rose beetlerose bug

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 金花金龜 /金花金龟
  • 金花金龜 /金花金龟 (jīnhuā jīnguī)Cetonia aurata
Esperanto orskarabo
  • orskaraboCetonia aurata
Finnish kultakuoriainen
  • kultakuoriainenCetonia aurata
French cétoine dorée
  • cétoine doréeCetonia aurata
German Rosenkäfer, Gemeiner Rosenkäfer
  • RosenkäferCetonia aurata
  • Gemeiner RosenkäferCetonia aurata
  • Goldglänzender RosenkäferCetonia aurata
  • GoldkäferCetonia aurata
Japanese バラコガネムシ
  • バラコガネムシ (barakoganemushi)Cetonia aurata
Russian золоти́стая бро́нзовка
  • золоти́стая бро́нзовка (zolotístaja brónzovka)Cetonia aurata
Turkish altın böcek
  • altın böcekCetonia aurata
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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