deathwatch beetle

See also: death-watch beetle

English
deathwatch beetle

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Etymology

Noun

deathwatch beetle (plural deathwatch beetles)

  1. Any of various beetles of the family Anobiidae, especially Xestobium rufovillosum that bore into wood and make a tapping sound.

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