confused flour beetle

noun

A beetle of the species Tribolium confusum.

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Meanings

nounconfused flour beetle (plural confused flour beetles)

plural confused flour beetles

  1. A beetle of the species Tribolium confusum.

Origin

Said to be named after the fact that it is easily confused with the red flour beetle. Both eat flour.

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confused flour beetle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confused%20flour%20beetle

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confused flour beetle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confused%20flour%20beetle.

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