English noun: Xestobium rufovillosum | |||
| 1. | Xestobium rufovillosum (animal) bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death | ||
| Synonyms | deathwatch, deathwatch beetle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beetle | ||
| Member meronym | Anobiidae, family Anobiidae | ||