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Deathwatch beetle
/dˈɛθwˌɑtʃ
bˈitəl/
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Deathwatch beetle
noun
1.
Bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death.
Synonyms:
deathwatch
,
Xestobium rufovillosum
.
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