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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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Words linked to "Deathwatch" :   psocopterous insect, beetle, genus Liposcelis, Liposcelis, common booklouse, Trogium pulsatorium, Anobiidae, Xestobium rufovillosum, deathwatch beetle, book louse, family Anobiidae


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