Käfer

Definitions of Käfer
  1. noun
    insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
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    types:
    Marienkäfer
    small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
    Borkenkäfer
    small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
    Blatthornkäfer
    any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
    type of:
    Insekt, Kerbtier
    small air-breathing arthropod
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