Meanings
nounflour beetle (plural flour beetles)
plural flour beetles
- Any of several beetle species (genera Tribolium, Gnathocerus, and others in family Tenebrionidae) that are found in grain and grain products.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan insect that infests flour and stored grains
Similar
flour weevil
Broader
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