te|neb|ri|o|nid

te|neb|ri|o|nid
te|neb|ri|o|nid «TEHN uh bree uh nihd», adjective, noun.
–adj.
of or having to do with a group of beetles living in arid places on decaying matter, and producing larvae that feed on grain and meal in storage.
–n.
a tenebrionid beetle.
[< New Latin Tenebrionidae the family name < Latin tenebrio, -onis one who lurks in the dark < tenebrae darkness]

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