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tenebrionid — /teuh neb ree euh nid/, n. See darkling beetle. [1900 05; < NL Tenebrionidae family name, equiv. to Tenebrion , s. of Tenebrio type genus ( < L tenebrio, s. tenebrion one who operates in the dark) + idae ID2] * * * … Universalium
tenebrionid — te·neb·ri·o·nid … English syllables
tenebrionid — te•neb•ri•o•nid [[t]təˈnɛb ri ə nɪd[/t]] n. ent darkling beetle • Etymology: 1900–05; < Tenebrion , s. of Tenebrio a genus (L tenebriō one who operates in the dark, der. oftenebraedarkness) + idae id II … From formal English to slang
tenebrionid — noun sluggish hard bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain • Syn: ↑darkling beetle, ↑darkling groung beetle • Hypernyms: ↑weevil • Hyponyms: ↑flour beetle, ↑flour weevil … Useful english dictionary
darkling beetle — noun Date: 1816 any of a family (Tenebrionidae) of firm bodied mostly dark colored vegetable feeding nocturnal beetles which often have vestigial and functionless wings and whose larvae are usually hard cylindrical worms (as a mealworm) called… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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