Xestobium rufovillosum

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Xestobium rufovillosum - bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage deathdeathwatch beetle, deathwatchbeetle - insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wingsAnobiidae, family Anobiidae - deathwatch beetles