Pronunciation: t ə - ' ne-br ē - ə -n ə d, ˌ te-n ə - ' br ī - ə -n ə d
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Tenebrionidae, from Tenebrion-, Tenebrio, type genus, from Latin, one that shuns the light, from tenebrae darkness ― more at TEMERITY
Date: 1902
: DARKLING BEETLE
– tenebrionid adjective