DEATHWATCH BEETLE

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 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)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

deathwatch; deathwatch beetle; Xestobium rufovillosum

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)