̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈänəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Tenebrion-, Tenebrio, type genus (from Latin, one who shuns light, from tenebrae darkness) + -idae
: a large family of heteromerous firm-bodied mostly dark-colored vegetable-feeding beetles especially characteristic of arid regions and often with the hind wings vestigial and functionless and with larvae that are usually hard cylindrical worms — see darkling beetle , mealworm