Meaning of deathwatch beetle | Babel Free
Definitions
Any of various beetles of the family Anobiidae, now usually included in family Ptinidae, especially Xestobium rufovillosum, that bore into wood and make a tapping sound.
Equivalents
Examples
“And chambermaids christen this worm a death-watch: Because like⟳ a watch⟳ it always cries click; Then woe to those in the house who are sick,”
“A very deadly enemy to woodwork in churches and other buildings is the creature known as the Death Watch⟳ beetle (anobium tessellatum, or rufovillosum).”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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