deathwatch beetle
US /ˈdeθwɑːtʃ ˌbiːtl/
UK /ˈdeθwɑːtʃ ˌbiːtl/
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데스워치 비틀
a type of beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum) that makes a ticking sound by banging its head against wood, often associated with old timber in houses and formerly believed to foretell death
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The old house was infested with deathwatch beetles, their ticking a constant reminder of decay.
오래된 집은 데스워치 비틀로 들끓었고, 그들의 똑딱거리는 소리는 부패를 끊임없이 상기시켰다.
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The carpenter identified the strange tapping sound as coming from a deathwatch beetle.
목수는 이상한 두드리는 소리가 데스워치 비틀에서 나는 것이라고 확인했다.