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grain beetle

Syllabification: (grain bee·tle)
Definition of grain beetle

noun

  • a small beetle that infests grain stores and warehouses.
    • Cucujidae and other families: several species, in particular the tropical saw-toothed grain beetle (Oryzaephilus surinamensis), now found worldwide

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