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deathwatch

释义

Noun: deathwatch 'deth`wóch

Minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
- booklouse, book louse, Liposcelis divinatorius
Bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
- deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum

Derived forms: deathwatches

Type of: beetle, psocopterous insect

Part of: Anobiidae, family Anobiidae, genus Liposcelis, Liposcelis

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