tenebrionid

• Sustantivo que designa un tipo de escarabajo terrestre de cuerpo duro, generalmente oscuro y de movimientos lentos, cuyas larvas se alimentan de materia vegetal en descomposición o de granos almacenados.

A noun referring to a type of sluggish, hard-bodied, black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on decaying plant material or grain.

1. Darkling beetleC2formalscientific

   A sluggish, hard-bodied, black terrestrial beetle whose larvae feed on decaying plant material or grain.

   Escarabajo tenebriónido

   • The tenebrionid scurried across the desert sand.
   • Tenebrionid larvae are often found in stored grain.
   • This species of tenebrionid is common in arid regions.

   Sinónimosdarkling beetle