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XESTOBIUM RUFOVILLOSUM

• XESTOBIUM RUFOVILLOSUM (noun)
The noun XESTOBIUM RUFOVILLOSUM has 1 sense:

1. bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death

Familiarity information: XESTOBIUM RUFOVILLOSUM used as a noun is very rare.

• XESTOBIUM RUFOVILLOSUM (noun)

Sense 1

Xestobium rufovillosum ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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 ("Xestobium rufovillosum" is a kind of...):

beetle (insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)

Holonyms ("Xestobium rufovillosum" is a member of...):

Anobiidae; family Anobiidae (deathwatch beetles)

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