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chafer
cha·fer [ cháyfər ] (plural cha·fers)


noun 
Definition:
 
flying scarab beetle: a large slow-moving scarab beetle, e.g. the cockchafer
[ Old English ceafor, probably < Indo-European, "jaw, mouth"]
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