deathwatch beetle

Etymology
Compound of. The sound the beetles make is said to resemble a ticking watch, and is sometimes believed to herald death. Attested (as death watch) from the late 17th century.

Noun

 * 1) Any of various beetles of the family, now usually included in family , especially , that bore into wood and make a tapping sound.

Translations

 * Catalan: escarabat del rellotge de la mort
 * Finnish:
 * Galician: couza
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: cailleach oíche, ciaróg oíche
 * Japanese: 死番虫
 * Latin: scarabaeus galeatus pulsator
 * Maori: tākituri, tōkere, tokerangi
 * Russian: точильщик пёстрый, книжная вошь
 * Telugu: కొయ్యతొలుచుపురుగు


 * Finnish:
 * Galician: couza, trilla