xestobium rufovillosum

Noun
  1. Bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death (synset 102180427)
    is a type of: beetle - insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
    belongs to: anobiidae, family anobiidae - deathwatch beetles
    same as: deathwatch, deathwatch beetle

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