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ceafor

Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑ.for/

“ceafor” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. beetle

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kafr, a variant of *kefrō (“beetle”). Cognate with Old High German kefur, kefar (“beetle”) (whence modern German Käfer (“beetle”)).

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