death-watch beetle

名詞

A woodboring beetle, namely a beetle whose larvae are xylophagous.

日本語の意味

木材を食害する甲虫。すなわち、幼虫が木質を摂取する（木を食べる）甲虫。

A death-watch beetle tunneled through the joist, weakening the support in that corner of the attic.

木材を食べる甲虫が梁に穴を開け、屋根裏のその隅の支えを弱めた。

意味（1）

A woodboring beetle, namely a beetle whose larvae are xylophagous.

Of course they had death-watch beetle at Noseley Abbey.

death-watch beetles

（ plural ）