DEATHWATCH BEETLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does deathwatch beetle mean? • DEATHWATCH BEETLE (noun)
The noun DEATHWATCH BEETLE has 1 sense:
1. bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
Familiarity information: DEATHWATCH BEETLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DEATHWATCH BEETLE (noun)
Meaning:
Bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
deathwatch beetle; Xestobium rufovillosum; deathwatch
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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