cockchafer vs hare

cockchafer

noun
  • Any of various other similar beetles, such as of the genera Acrossidius, Cyphochilus, Rhopaea, etc. 

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

hare

noun
  • Any of several plant-eating animals of the family Leporidae, especially of the genus Lepus, similar to a rabbit, but larger and with longer ears. 

  • The player in a paperchase, or hare and hounds game, who leaves a trail of paper to be followed. 

adj
  • Grey, hoary; grey-haired, venerable (of people). 

  • Cold, frosty (of weather). 

verb
  • To move swiftly. 

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