noun
definition
One who chafes.
definition
A vessel for heating water; hence, a dish or pan.
Examples of chafer in a Sentence
Note the large scutellum and shiny appearance compared with the Noble Chafer left.
This is followed by a resting (pseudo-pupal) stage, and thisby two successive larval stages like the grub of a chafer.
The great conservation concern for the welfare of the noble chafer is the continuing loss of old orchards.
The net was also fitted with an illegal top-side chafer which stops immature fish escaping.
A new product for the control of chafer grubs is due to be launched in the UK during April.
A special chafer around the bead prevents the sidewall scrubbing out on the rim under extreme loads.
Stridulating organs among beetle-larvae have been noted, especially in the wood-feeding grub of the stag-beetles (Lucanidae) and their allies the Passalidae, and in the dung-eating grubs of the dor-beetles (Geotrupes), which belong to the chafer family (Scarabaeidae).