 deathwatch |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers | |
| Synonyms: | book_louse Liposcelis_divinatorius booklouse | |
| Related terms: | psocopterous_insect common_booklouse Liposcelis | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death | |
| Synonyms: | Xestobium_rufovillosum deathwatch_beetle | |
| Related terms: | beetle Anobiidae | |
| Similar spelling: |
death_tax |
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