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deathwatch::noun | Spocien Dictionary

deathwatch

noun

/'dɛθ,wɑʧ/

minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers

Type	Words
Synonyms	book louse, booklouse, liposcelis divinatorius
Type of	psocopterous insect
Has types	trogium pulsatorium, common booklouse

deathwatch

noun

/'dɛθ,wɑʧ/

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

Type	Words
Synonyms	deathwatch beetle, xestobium rufovillosum
Type of	beetle