khapra beetle


kha·pra beetle

K0049750 (kä′prə, kăp′rə)n. A dermestid beetle (Trogoderma granurium) that is a destructive pest of stored grain, especially in South Asia and Africa.
[Hindi khaprā, from khapnā, to destroy, ultimately from Sanskrit kṣāpayati, he destroys.]

kha′pra bee`tle

(ˈkɑ prə, ˈkæp rə)
n. a tiny cosmopolitan beetle, Trogoderma granarium, that is a pest of stored grain and other dried organic matter. [1925–30; < Hindi khaprā literally, destroyer]