melolontha vulgaris

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melolontha vulgaris - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cockchafer \Cock"chaf`er\, n. [See Chafer the beetle.] (Zool.)
     A beetle of the genus Melolontha (esp. Melolontha vulgaris
     ) and allied genera; -- called also May bug,
     chafer, or dorbeetle.
     [1913 Webster] Cockcrow