"It's a pity that we'll die in some days and we won't see our children growing up. They'll surely be clever and cute", said the mother cockchafer.
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Cockchafer
/ˈkɒkˌt͡ʃeɪfɚ/
Synonyms for "cockchafer" (9 found)
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I swear I really tried everything. Me too, I used to set traps, but I was never able to catch even a cockchafer, neither with a mandarin nor with a fig.
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To the person who shall discover to the Society an effectual method, verified by repeated and satisfactory trials, of destroying the Grub of the Cockchafer, so destructive to the roots of all sorts of Corn, Pease, Beans, and Turneps, the gold medal.
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His impassioned words buzzed about my ears like cockchafers round the top of the lime-trees.
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