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Deathwatch   /dˈɛθwˌɑtʃ/   Listen
Deathwatch

noun
1.
Minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers.  Synonyms: book louse, booklouse, Liposcelis divinatorius.
2.
Bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death.  Synonyms: deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum.



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"Deathwatch" Quotes from Famous Books



... chulad?" the Ruler asked. A chulad was a small native pet, Korvin knew, something like a greatly magnified deathwatch beetle. ...
— Lost in Translation • Larry M. Harris


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