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词汇 deathwatch beetle
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Definition of deathwatch beetle in English:

deathwatch beetle

nounˌdɛθwɒtʃ ˈbiːt(ə)l
  • A small beetle whose larvae bore into dead wood and structural timbers, causing considerable damage. The adult makes a tapping sound like a watch ticking, formerly believed to portend death.

    Xestobium rufovillosum, family Anobiidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The piece of oak pictured left has exit holes of death-watch beetle (larger holes, actual diameter about 3-4 mm) and furniture beetle (smaller holes).
    • Anobiids are similar to lyctids in color and size, but are cylindrical; the common furniture and death-watch beetles belong in this group.
    • Indeed, the behaviour of death-watch beetle actually makes it more susceptible to surface treatments than common furniture beetle.
    • Male death-watch beetles bang their heads against the sides of their wooden tunnels to attract females.
    • He studied the habits of wasps, death-watch beetles and migrating birds, and corresponded with Hans Sloane on smallpox and the noises made by unborn children in the womb.

Definition of deathwatch beetle in US English:

deathwatch beetle

nounˌdeTHwäCH ˈbēdl
  • A small beetle whose larvae bore into dead wood and structural timbers, causing considerable damage. The adult makes a tapping sound like a watch ticking, formerly believed to portend death.

    Xestobium rufovillosum, family Anobiidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Male death-watch beetles bang their heads against the sides of their wooden tunnels to attract females.
    • Anobiids are similar to lyctids in color and size, but are cylindrical; the common furniture and death-watch beetles belong in this group.
    • He studied the habits of wasps, death-watch beetles and migrating birds, and corresponded with Hans Sloane on smallpox and the noises made by unborn children in the womb.
    • Indeed, the behaviour of death-watch beetle actually makes it more susceptible to surface treatments than common furniture beetle.
    • The piece of oak pictured left has exit holes of death-watch beetle (larger holes, actual diameter about 3-4 mm) and furniture beetle (smaller holes).
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