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English noun: deathwatch

1. deathwatch (animal) minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers


Synonymsbook louse, booklouse, Liposcelis divinatorius


Broader (hypernym)psocopterous insect


Narrower (hyponym)common booklouse, Trogium pulsatorium


Member meronymgenus Liposcelis, Liposcelis

2. deathwatch (animal) bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death


Synonymsdeathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum


Broader (hypernym)beetle


Member meronymAnobiidae, family Anobiidae









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