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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