deathwatch
1.
(
noun
) bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
Synonyms:
Xestobium rufovillosum
,
deathwatch beetle
Related Words:
beetle
2.
(
noun
) minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
Synonyms:
Liposcelis divinatorius
,
book louse
,
booklouse
Related Words:
Trogium pulsatorium
,
common booklouse
,
psocopterous insect
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