noun
- plural of chafer; beetles that feed on leaves and flowers, especially those in the scarab family
Usage: entomology
Examples
- The chafers were eating holes in all the rose petals.
- Garden chafers are most active during warm summer evenings.
- The lawn was damaged by chafer grubs feeding on grass roots.
- Chafers are attracted to outdoor lights at night.
- The gardener used organic methods to control the chafers.
- May chafers emerge from the soil in late spring.