Definition of Deathwatch beetle

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

Exact synonyms: Deathwatch, Xestobium Rufovillosum
Generic synonyms: Beetle
Group relationships: Anobiidae, Family Anobiidae

Definition of Deathwatch beetle

1. Noun. Any of various beetles of the family ''Anobiidae'' that bore into wood and make a tapping sound. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deathwatch Beetle

deathrate
deathray
deathrays
deathrock
deathrocker
deathrockers
deaths
deaths by cop
deathsman
deathsmen
deathtime
deathtrap
deathtraps
deathward
deathwatch beetle (current term)
deathwatch beetles
deathwatches
deathwish
deathwishes
deathworthy
deathy
deauration
deauthorise
deauthorised
deauthorises
deauthorising
deauthorize
deauthorized
deauthorizes

Literary usage of Deathwatch beetle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker (1901)
"... .3110 deathwatch beetle, . . .3110 Churchyard Beetle and Larva, . .3111 Meal Worm Beetle and Larva, . . 3112 Oil Beetles and Larvae, . ..."

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