cockchafer的词源

英文词源

cockchafer

cockchafer: [18] Etymologically, cockchafer (a medium-sized beetle) is probably a ‘large gnawer’. The second part of the word, which goes back to Old English times (ceafor), can be traced to a prehistoric base *kab- ‘gnaw’, source also of English jowl. The first element, cock, may be an allusion to the species’ greater size in relation to other chafers.
=> jowl

中文词源

cockchafer：鳃角金龟，五月甲虫

来自cock和chafer（金龟子）的组合词。cock, 此处表强调，大，比较bullfrog,horseradish.

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