deathwatch beetle

短语

n. 蛀虫

词形变化

deathwatch beetles 复数 deathwatch beetles

别名

death-watch beetle

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various beetles of the family Anobiidae, now usually included in family Ptinidae, especially Xestobium rufovillosum, that bore into wood and make a tapping sound.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

deathwatch

上位词 1

beetle

词源

Compound of death + watch + beetle. The sound the beetles make is said to resemble a ticking watch, and is sometimes believed to herald death. Attested (as death watch) from the late 17th century.

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