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darkling beetle
darkling beetlen. Any of numerous beetles of the family Tenebrionidae, having a brown or black body, feeding on decaying vegetation, living plants, or stored grain, and inhabiting a variety of habitats, including deserts. Also called tenebrionid.dark′ling bee`tle n. any brown or black beetle of the family Tenebrionidae, the larvae of which feed on decaying plant matter. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | darkling beetle - sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or graindarkling groung beetle, tenebrionidweevil - 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 | EncyclopediaSeeDarkling Beetlesdarkling beetle
Synonyms for darkling beetlenoun sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on eSynonyms- darkling groung beetle
- tenebrionid
Related Words- weevil
- family Tenebrionidae
- Tenebrionidae
- flour beetle
- flour weevil
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