deathwatch
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
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