cockchafer

English

/ˈkɒkˌtʃeɪfə(ɹ)/

noun

Definitions

Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha (Melolontha) that are destructive to vegetation.

Etymology

Compound from English cock (penis, male domestic chicken, a shock pile of grain, diminutive suffix, male, a roundish heap, rooster) + English chafer (beetle).

Origin

English

chafer

Gloss

beetle

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

acock English
ballcock English
blackcock English
boycock English
chafe English
chafer English
chicken English
clipcock English
cock English
cock ring English
cock tease English
cock-bawd English
cockaholic English
cockale English
cockaludicrous English
cockbag English
cockbird English
cockbiting English
cockblock English
cockblocker English
cockbrain English
cockbrained English
cockbreath English
cockbulge English
cockcrow English
cockcrowing English
cockerel English
cockeye English
cockface English
cockfag English
cockfight English
cockfighter English
cockfighting English
cockfish English
cockflesh English
cockfucker English
cockhead English
cockhole English
cockish English
cockless English
cocklicker English
cocklike English
cockloft English
cockmatch English
cockmeat English
cockmonger English
cockmunch English
cockmuncher English
cockocracy English
cockpit English
cockpleaser English
cockpunch English
cockscomb English
cockscrow English
cockserver English
cocksfoot English
cockshaft English
cockshead English
cockshit English
cockshot English
cockshut English
cockshy English
cocksleeve English
cocksman English
cocksmith English
cockspur English
cockstain English
cockster English
cocksucker English
cocksucking English
cocksure English
cocktease English
cockteaser English
cocktip English
cockwad English
cockweasel English
cockweed English
cockwomble English
cockworm English
cocky English
coldcock English
decock English
donkeycock English
draincock English
firecock English
gamecock English
goatchafer English
halfcock English
hay-cock English
horsecock English
monstercock English
moorcock English
nestle-cock English
niddicock English
nigger cock English
peacock English
petcock English
pinchcock English
recock English
roostcock English
seacock English
snowcock English
stopcock English
stormcock English
stunt cock English
supercock English
tripcock English
turkeycock English
turncock English
uncock English
watercock English
weathercock English
woodcock English
coq French
cok Middle English
ก๊อก Thai
kak Cebuano
kok Tok Pisin
kaka Sranan Tongo