noun
a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
• Syn: ↑rose chafer, ↑Cetonia aurata
• Hypernyms: ↑scarabaeid beetle, ↑scarabaeid, ↑scarabaean
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cetonia, ↑genus Cetonia
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noun1. : rose chafer
2. : rose weevil
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1. See rose chafer.
2. See Fuller rose beetle.
[1775-85]
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rose beetle noun
1. The rose chafer
2. The rose bug
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Main Entry: ↑rose
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rose beetle,
= rose bug. (Cf. ↑rose bug)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.