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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A British collectors' name for a European scarabæid beetle, Rhizotrogus solstitialis.
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The appearance and flying of the _Scaraboeus solstitialis_, or fern-chafer, commence with the month of July, and cease about the end of it.
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 Gilbert White 1756
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