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noun
any scarabaeid beetle.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English cheaffer, chaver, Old English ceofor; akin to German Käfer
before 1000; Middle English cheaffer, chaver, Old English ceofor; akin to German Käfer
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Chafer
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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chafer
"kind of beetle," O.E. ceafor, from P.Gmc. *kabraz-, lit. "gnawer," PIE *geph- "jaw, mouth."
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