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DEATHWATCH BEETLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
Synonyms:
deathwatch; deathwatch beetle; Xestobium rufovillosum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("deathwatch beetle" is a kind of...):
beetle (insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)
Holonyms ("deathwatch beetle" is a member of...):
Anobiidae; family Anobiidae (deathwatch beetles)
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