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English noun: deathwatch | |||
| 1. | deathwatch (animal) minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers | ||
| Synonyms | book louse, booklouse, Liposcelis divinatorius | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | psocopterous insect | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | common booklouse, Trogium pulsatorium | ||
| Member meronym | genus Liposcelis, Liposcelis | ||
| 2. | deathwatch (animal) bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death | ||
| Synonyms | deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beetle | ||
| Member meronym | Anobiidae, family Anobiidae | ||
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