darkling beetle

noun

any brown or black beetle of the family Tenebrionidae, the larvae of which feed on dead or decaying plant material, fungi, stored grain, etc.
Also called tenebrionid.

Origin of darkling beetle

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby darkling beetle

darken someone's door, darkie, darkish, darkle, darkling, darkling beetle, darkly, darkness, darkroom, darksome, darktown