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    XESTOBIUM RUFOVILLOSUM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage deathplay

    Synonyms:

    deathwatch; deathwatch beetle; Xestobium rufovillosum

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Xestobium rufovillosum" is a kind of...):

    beetle (insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)

    Holonyms ("Xestobium rufovillosum" is a member of...):

    Anobiidae; family Anobiidae (deathwatch beetles)

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