| NOUN | animal | deathwatch, booklouse, book louse, Liposcelis divinatorius | minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books / books and papers |
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| animal | deathwatch, deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum | bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death |
| Sounds | deh'thwaa.ch | |
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| Rhymes | Boche ... wristwatch: 14 rhymes with aach... | |
| Meaning | minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books / books and papers. | |
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| Synonyms | booklouse, book louse, Liposcelis divinatorius | |
| Member of | Liposcelis, genus Liposcelis | A genus of Psocidae |
| Narrower | common booklouse, Trogium pulsatorium | A variety of booklouse |
| Broader | psocopterous insect | small soft-bodied insect with chewing mouthparts and either no wings or two pairs |
| Meaning | Bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death. | |
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| Synonyms | deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum | |
| Member of | Anobiidae, family Anobiidae | deathwatch beetles |
| Broader | beetle | insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings |
| Catalan | escarabat del rellotge de la mort | |
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