rose chafer
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A metallic-green beetle, Cetonia aurata, with a distinct V-shaped scutellum, native to Eurasia.
noun
Any beetle of the subfamily Cetoniinae; a flower chafer.
noun
A tan-colored beetle, Macrodactylus subspinosus, found in North America.
Example Sentences
- "Now and then the "sagueir" makers brought me a fine rosechafer (Sternoplus schaumii) which they found licking up the sweet sap."