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