TENEBRIONID


Meaning of TENEBRIONID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tə-ˈne-brē-ə-nəd, ˌte-nə-ˈbrī-ə-nəd ]

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

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