death-watch beetle
/ˈdeθwɒtʃ/noun
1- 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.报死窃蠹。
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- Xestobium rufovillosum, family Anobiidae.拉丁名Xestobium rufovillosum,窃蠹科。