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- [deth-woch, -wawch beet-l]
- /ˈdɛθˌwɒtʃ, -ˌwɔtʃ ˈbit l/
- /ˈde.ˌθwɑːtʃ ˈbiːt.l̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [deth-woch, -wawch beet-l]
- /ˈdɛθˌwɒtʃ, -ˌwɔtʃ ˈbit l/
Definitions of deathwatch beetle words
- noun deathwatch beetle a beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, whose woodboring larvae are a serious pest. The adult produces a rapid tapping sound with its head that was once popularly supposed to presage death 3
- noun deathwatch beetle a beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, whose woodboring larvae are a serious pest The adult produces a rapid tapping sound with its head that was once popularly supposed to presage death 3
- noun deathwatch beetle Any of various beetles of the family Anobiidae that bore into wood and make a tapping sound. 0
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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