deathwatch | ||
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 |