tenebrionid

• Substantivo que designa um tipo de besouro de corpo duro, geralmente preto e de movimentos lentos, que vive no solo; suas larvas alimentam-se de material vegetal em decomposição ou de grãos armazenados.

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.

   besouro-tenebrião

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

   Sinônimosdarkling beetle