chafer

英 美 ['tʃefɚ]
  • n. 金龟子；小火炉；[橡胶] 胎圈包布
  • n. (Chafer)人名；(英)蔡弗；(西)查费尔
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英文词源

chafer (n.)
kind of beetle, Old English ceafor "beetle, cock-chafer," from Proto-Germanic *kabraz- (cognates: Old Saxon kevera, Dutch kever, Old High German chevar, German Käfer), literally "gnawer," from PIE *gep(h)- "jaw, mouth" (see jowl (n.1)).