| 单词 | mealworm beetle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmealworm beetle mealworm beetle n. any of several dark beetles of the genus Tenebrio (family Tenebrionidae), whose larvae are mealworms, esp. T. molitor; also called meal-beetle. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Heteromera > family Tenebrionidae > tenebrio molitor (flour-beetle) meal-beetle1839 mealworm beetle1840 flour-beetle1888 1840 J. Loudon & M. Loudon tr. V. Köllar Treat. Insects ii. i. 90 The perfect insect is seven lines long, and three lines broad, of a black or blackish-brown colour, and bears some resemblance in the form of its body to the mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor). 1860 J. Curtis Farm Insects 334 The Meal-worm Beetle. 1968 Oxf. Bk. Insects 180/1 Mealworm Beetle (Tenebrio molitor). The larvae are the well-known mealworms. 1986 M. Chinery Insects Brit. & W. Europe 274 Mealworm Beetle Tenebrio molitor. Seen mainly in granaries etc., where it damages grain and cereal products. < as lemmas |
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