Chaetotaxy
the arrangement of bristles on the exoskeleton of an insect.
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- Chafe
to wear or abrade by rubbing: He chafed his shoes on the rocks. to make sore by rubbing: Her collar chafed her neck. to irritate; annoy: The dripping of the faucet chafed her nerves. to warm by rubbing: to chafe cold hands. Obsolete. to heat; make warm. to become worn or sore from rubbing: His […]
- Chafed
to wear or abrade by rubbing: He chafed his shoes on the rocks. to make sore by rubbing: Her collar chafed her neck. to irritate; annoy: The dripping of the faucet chafed her nerves. to warm by rubbing: to chafe cold hands. Obsolete. to heat; make warm. to become worn or sore from rubbing: His […]
- Chafer
any scarabaeid beetle. noun any of various scarabaeid beetles, such as the cockchafer and rose chafer n. kind of beetle, Old English ceafor “beetle, cock-chafer,” from Proto-Germanic *kabraz- (cf. Old Saxon kevera, Dutch kever, Old High German chevar, German Käfer), literally “gnawer,” from PIE *gep(h)- “jaw, mouth” (see jowl (n.1)).
- Chafeweed
wood cudweed.
- Chaff
the husks of grains and grasses that are separated during threshing. straw cut up for fodder. worthless matter; refuse. the membranous, usually dry, brittle bracts of the flowers of certain plants. Also called window. Military. strips of metal foil dropped by an aircraft to confuse enemy radar by creating false blips. to mock, tease, or […]