Tribolium

noun

Tri·​bo·​li·​um

trīˈbōlēəm

: a genus of small brown beetles (family Tenebrionidae) whose larvae feed on dry cereal products see flour beetle

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek tribolos, any of various prickly plants + New Latin -ium

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