/ Dictionary / Index C cockchafer: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cock•chaf•er Pronunciation: (kok'chā"fur), [key] — n. any of certain scarab beetles, esp. the European species, Melolontha melolontha, which is very destructive to forest trees. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cockchafer (Thesaurus) cockboat Cockcroft Related Content Daily Word Quiz: careening Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language