jorge

/ˈxoɾxe/ · B2 · noun · m

cockchafer

🪲 jorge = Spanish name Jorge, also a clumsy buzzing beetle: the cockchafer

Spanish 'jorge' is a cockchafer, a bumbling May beetle that flies into lights. Link it to the common name Jorge (George): picture-free trick is to think of a clumsy guy named Jorge bumping into walls, just like this beetle does.

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