Stegobium

noun

Ste·​go·​bi·​um

stə̇ˈgōbēəm

: a cosmopolitan genus of beetles (family Anobiidae) including the drugstore beetle

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek stegein to cover + New Latin -o- + -bium

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Rhymes for Stegobium

• dendrobium
• niobium
• rhizobium
• haematobium