deathwatch

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noun

1. minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
• Syn:
booklouse, book louse, Liposcelis divinatorius
• Hypernyms:
psocopterous insect
• Hyponyms:
common booklouse, Trogium pulsatorium
• Member Holonyms:
Liposcelis, genus Liposcelis
2. bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
• Syn:
deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum
• Hypernyms:
beetle
• Member Holonyms:
Anobiidae, family Anobiidae