单词	deathwatch beetle
释义	deathwatch beetle /ˌdɛθwɒtʃ ˈbiːt(ə)l / noun 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. Male death-watch beetles bang their heads against the sides of their wooden tunnels to attract females.... Indeed, the behaviour of death-watch beetle actually makes it more susceptible to surface treatments than common furniture beetle. Anobiids are similar to lyctids in color and size, but are cylindrical; the common furniture and death-watch beetles belong in this group.
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