tenebrionid

te·neb·ri·o·nid

T0104600 (tə-nĕb′rē-ə-nĭd′, tĕn′ə-brī′-)n. See darkling beetle.

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[From New Latin Tenebriōnidae, family name, from Tenebriō, type genus, from Latin tenebriō, tenebriōn-, one who avoids light, from tenebrae, darkness.]

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te·neb′ri·o·nid′ adj.

tenebrionid

(tɪˈnɛbrɪənɪd) n (Animals) any beetle of the family Tenebrionidae

dark′ling bee`tle

n. any brown or black beetle of the family Tenebrionidae, the larvae of which feed on decaying plant matter.

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tenebrionid - sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or graindarkling beetle, darkling groung beetleweevil - any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetlesfamily Tenebrionidae, Tenebrionidae - a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealwormsflour beetle, flour weevil - an insect that infests flour and stored grains