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anobiid

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anobiid [əˈnəʊbɪɪd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any coleopterous beetle of the family Anobiidae, in which the pronotum characteristically forms a hood that more or less covers the head. The family includes such notorious pests as the furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum) and the deathwatch beetle, the larvae of which attack furniture and beams See also deathwatch


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Occasionally you will have an infestation of anobiid beetles in the substructure of the home or powder post beetles if you have a hardwood floor.
 
 
 
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