deathwatchbeetle

Japanese: deathwatch beetle(英語表記)deathwatchbeetle
deathwatchbeetle

...The general name for the Anobiidae family of beetles (coleoptera). This unusual name comes from the English name "deathwatch beetle" being translated as "death number" and used as the Japanese name. About 1,200 species are known from around the world, and about 40 species are known from Japan.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "deathwatch beetle" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…甲虫目(鞘翅(しようし)類)のシバンムシ科Anobiidaeの総称名。この変わった名は英名のdeathwatch beetleのdeathwatchを死番と訳し,和名としたことによる。世界から約1200種,日本から約40種が知られる。…

※「deathwatch beetle」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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