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deathwatch beetleOne entry found. Main Entry: deathwatch beetle Function: 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
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