khapra beetle

[ kah-pruh, kap-ruh ]
/ ˈkɑ prə, ˈkæp rə /

noun

a tiny cosmopolitan beetle, Trogoderma granarium, that is a pest of stored grain and other dried organic matter.

Origin of khapra beetle

First recorded in 1925–30, khapra beetle is from the Hindi word khaprā literally, destroyer

Words nearby khapra beetle

khaniá, khanjar, khanka, khansamah, khanty, khapra beetle, kharif, kharijite, kharkov, khartoum, khartoum north