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tenebrionid
(tene|bri¦onid)
Pronunciation:
/tɪˌnɛbrɪˈɒnɪd/
noun
Entomology
a beetle of a family (
Tenebrionidae
) that comprises the darkling beetles.
Origin:
1920s
: from modern Latin
Tenebrionidae
(plural), from
tenebrio
'night spirit'
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