Bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
English: deathwatch beetle, deathwatch, Xestobium rufovillosum
deathwatchEnglish
deathwatch, Liposcelis divinatorius, Xestobium rufovillosum, book louse, booklouse
Noun
Minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
English: booklouse, book louse, deathwatch, Liposcelis divinatorius