- deathwatch beetles
- Энтомология: точильщики (лат. Anobiidae)
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deathwatch beetles
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deathwatch — [deth′wäch΄] n. 1. a vigil kept beside a dead or dying person 2. a guard set over a person soon to be executed 3. any of various insects, esp. any of a family (Anobiidae) of wood burrowing beetles whose heads make a tapping sound superstitiously… … English World dictionary
deathwatch — /deth woch , wawch /, n. 1. a vigil beside a dying or dead person. 2. a guard set over a condemned person before execution. 3. Also called deathwatch beetle. any of several beetles of the family Anobiidae that make a ticking sound as they bore… … Universalium
deathwatch beetle — noun Date: 1877 any of various small beetles (family Anobiidae, especially Xestobium rufovillosum) that bore in seasoned or dead wood (as of old buildings) and make a tapping noise as a mating call … New Collegiate Dictionary
deathwatch beetle — Borer insect (beetle species Xestobium refuvillosum) that tends to be small (less than 0.5 in., or 1–9 mm) and cylindrical. When disturbed, it usually pulls in its legs and plays dead. It makes a ticking or clicking sound by bumping its head or… … Universalium
deathwatch beetle — noun Any of various beetles of the family Anobiidae that bore into wood and make a tapping sound … Wiktionary
deathwatch — death•watch [[t]ˈdɛθˌwɒtʃ, ˌwɔtʃ[/t]] n. 1) a vigil beside a dying or dead person 2) a guard set over a person before execution 3) ent Also called death′watch bee tle. any of several beetles of the family Anobiidae that make a ticking sound as… … From formal English to slang
deathwatch beetle — /dɛθwɒtʃ ˈbitl/ (say dethwoch beetl) noun any of certain woodboring beetles of the family Anobiidae which infest timbers. {from the belief that the ticking sound, made by the beetle tapping its head against wood to attract a mate, was an omen of… …
art conservation and restoration — Maintenance and preservation of works of art, their protection from future damage, deterioration, or neglect, and the repair or renovation of works that have deteriorated or been damaged. Research in art history has relied heavily on 20th and… … Universalium
coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils … Universalium
Anobiidae — noun deathwatch beetles • Syn: ↑family Anobiidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Coleoptera, ↑order Coleoptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Powderpost beetle — True Powderpost beetles are a group of woodboring beetles in the insect subfamily Lyctidae and the false powderpost beetles, the family Bostrichidae. These, and other woodboring beetles Anobiidae (anobiid, Anobium punctatum (common furniture… … Wikipedia
