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deathwatch

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Noun

bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death

minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers

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Synonyms:
deathwatch beetle Xestobium rufovillosum booklouse book louse Liposcelis divinatorius

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "deathwatch":
day watch deathwatch
Words contain "deathwatch":
deathwatch deathwatch beetle
Words contain "deathwatch" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
deathwatch anobiidae family anobiidae

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