darkling beetle

noun

Any beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, especially of the genus Zophobas.

Similar
tenebrioniddarkling ground beetle
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Meanings

noundarkling beetle (plural darkling beetles)

plural darkling beetles

  1. Any beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, especially of the genus Zophobas.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain

Similar
tenebrioniddarkling ground beetle
Broader
weevil
Also see
tenebrionid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic غَبَشَة
  • غَبَشَة (ḡabaša)Translations
Bulgarian чернотелка
  • чернотелка (černotelka)Translations
Catalan tenebriònid
  • tenebriònidTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 擬步行蟲 /拟步行虫
  • 擬步行蟲 /拟步行虫 (nǐbùxíngchóng)Translations
Dutch zwartlijf
  • zwartlijfTranslations
Finnish pimikkökuoriainen
  • pimikkökuoriainenTranslations
French ténébrionide, ténébrionidé
  • ténébrionideTranslations
  • ténébrionidéTranslations
German Schwarzkäfer, Dunkelkäfer
  • SchwarzkäferTranslations
  • DunkelkäferTranslations
Hungarian gyászbogárféle
  • gyászbogárféleTranslations
Icelandic mjölbjalla
  • mjölbjallaTranslations
Indonesian kumbang gelap
  • kumbang gelapTranslations
Italian tenebrionide
  • tenebrionideTranslations
Latin tenebriō, tenebrionida
  • tenebriōTranslations
  • tenebrionidaTranslations
Norwegian Bokmål skyggebille
  • skyggebilleTranslations
Romanian gândac negru, gândac de întuneric
  • gândac negruTranslations
  • gândac de întunericTranslations
Russian черноте́лка
  • черноте́лка (černotélka)Translations
Spanish tenebriónido
  • tenebriónidoTranslations
Swahili bungo mpenda-giza
  • bungo mpenda-gizaTranslations
Swedish svartbagge
  • svartbaggeTranslations
Ukrainian чорноті́лка
  • чорноті́лка (čornotílka)Translations
Vietnamese bọ cánh cứng bóng tối
  • bọ cánh cứng bóng tốiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

darkling beetle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkling%20beetle

MLA

“darkling beetle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkling%20beetle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “darkling beetle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkling%20beetle.

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