What is another word for chafers?

Pronunciation: [t͡ʃˈe͡ɪfəz] (IPA)

Chafers are a type of beetle that can cause significant damage to plants and crops. They are often referred to as grub worms, Japanese beetles, or June bugs. Other synonyms for chafers include rose chafers, green chafers, and dung beetles. These insects are known for their voracious appetites and can quickly strip vegetation of leaves and stems, causing significant harm to gardens and agricultural crops. It is important to take preventative measures, such as using insecticides or natural predators, to control the spread and damage caused by chafers. Identifying these pests and using the appropriate synonyms helps in eradicating them.

What are the hypernyms for Chafers?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Chafers

And thus did the two in happiness, among red bean-blossoms, red May-chafers, before the red of the twilight burning lower and lower on the horizon, walk to and fro in the garden; and turn always with a smile as they approached the head of the ancient gardeneress, standing like a window-bust through the little lattice, which opened in the bottom of a larger one.
"The Campaner Thal and Other Writings"
Jean Paul Friedrich Richter
If it takes any part of its prey with its foot, as I have now the greatest reason to suppose it does these chafers, I no longer wonder at the use of its middle toe, which is curiously furnished with a serrated claw.
"The-Natural-History-of-Selborne"
White, Gilbert
There was just the barking of a dog, the boom of migrating chafers, the song of the stream, and of the owls, to proclaim the beating in the heart of this sweet Night.
"The Patrician"
John Galsworthy

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