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deathwatch beetle::noun | Spocien Dictionary

deathwatch beetle

noun

/'dɛθ,wɑʧ_'bitəl/

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

Type	Words
Synonyms	deathwatch, xestobium rufovillosum
Type of	beetle

deathwatch beetle

Since then, they've somehow managed to elude the dreaded deathwatch beetle and narrowly escape the bombing of the Blitz.

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