Definition of deathwatch beetle in English:

deathwatch beetle

nounˌdɛθwɒtʃ ˈbiːt(ə)l

A small beetle whose larvae bore into dead wood and structural timbers, causing considerable damage. The adult makes a tapping sound like a watch ticking, formerly believed to portend death.
Xestobium rufovillosum, family Anobiidae
Example sentencesExamples
- The piece of oak pictured left has exit holes of death-watch beetle (larger holes, actual diameter about 3-4 mm) and furniture beetle (smaller holes).
- Anobiids are similar to lyctids in color and size, but are cylindrical; the common furniture and death-watch beetles belong in this group.
- Indeed, the behaviour of death-watch beetle actually makes it more susceptible to surface treatments than common furniture beetle.
- Male death-watch beetles bang their heads against the sides of their wooden tunnels to attract females.
- He studied the habits of wasps, death-watch beetles and migrating birds, and corresponded with Hans Sloane on smallpox and the noises made by unborn children in the womb.

Definition of deathwatch beetle in US English:

deathwatch beetle

nounˌdeTHwäCH ˈbēdl

A small beetle whose larvae bore into dead wood and structural timbers, causing considerable damage. The adult makes a tapping sound like a watch ticking, formerly believed to portend death.
Xestobium rufovillosum, family Anobiidae
Example sentencesExamples
- Male death-watch beetles bang their heads against the sides of their wooden tunnels to attract females.
- Anobiids are similar to lyctids in color and size, but are cylindrical; the common furniture and death-watch beetles belong in this group.
- He studied the habits of wasps, death-watch beetles and migrating birds, and corresponded with Hans Sloane on smallpox and the noises made by unborn children in the womb.
- Indeed, the behaviour of death-watch beetle actually makes it more susceptible to surface treatments than common furniture beetle.
- The piece of oak pictured left has exit holes of death-watch beetle (larger holes, actual diameter about 3-4 mm) and furniture beetle (smaller holes).

单词	deathwatch beetle
释义	Definition of deathwatch beetle in English: deathwatch beetle nounˌdɛθwɒtʃ ˈbiːt(ə)l A small beetle whose larvae bore into dead wood and structural timbers, causing considerable damage. The adult makes a tapping sound like a watch ticking, formerly believed to portend death. Xestobium rufovillosum, family Anobiidae Example sentencesExamples The piece of oak pictured left has exit holes of death-watch beetle (larger holes, actual diameter about 3-4 mm) and furniture beetle (smaller holes). Anobiids are similar to lyctids in color and size, but are cylindrical; the common furniture and death-watch beetles belong in this group. Indeed, the behaviour of death-watch beetle actually makes it more susceptible to surface treatments than common furniture beetle. Male death-watch beetles bang their heads against the sides of their wooden tunnels to attract females. He studied the habits of wasps, death-watch beetles and migrating birds, and corresponded with Hans Sloane on smallpox and the noises made by unborn children in the womb. Definition of deathwatch beetle in US English: deathwatch beetle nounˌdeTHwäCH ˈbēdl A small beetle whose larvae bore into dead wood and structural timbers, causing considerable damage. The adult makes a tapping sound like a watch ticking, formerly believed to portend death. Xestobium rufovillosum, family Anobiidae Example sentencesExamples Male death-watch beetles bang their heads against the sides of their wooden tunnels to attract females. Anobiids are similar to lyctids in color and size, but are cylindrical; the common furniture and death-watch beetles belong in this group. He studied the habits of wasps, death-watch beetles and migrating birds, and corresponded with Hans Sloane on smallpox and the noises made by unborn children in the womb. Indeed, the behaviour of death-watch beetle actually makes it more susceptible to surface treatments than common furniture beetle. The piece of oak pictured left has exit holes of death-watch beetle (larger holes, actual diameter about 3-4 mm) and furniture beetle (smaller holes).
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