a widely distributed beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus, that feeds on flour, grain, and other stored foods, as well as on other insects: family Trogositidae
Word origin
French, from Provençal cadello, from Latin catellus a little dog
cadelle in American English
(kəˈdɛl)
noun
the larva or adult of a small, shiny, black beetle (Tenebroides mauritanicus) harmful to grain
Word origin
Fr < Prov cadello < L catella, fem. of catellus, puppy, whelp < IE base *kat-, to bear young > ON hathna, young goat