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    deathwatch beetle

    • IPA[ˌdɛθwɒtʃ ˈbiːt(ə)l]

    英式

    • n.
      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.

    • noun: death-watch beetle, plural noun: death-watch beetles