"darkling beetle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: darkling beetles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} darkling beetle (plural darkling beetles)
  1. Any beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, especially of the genus Zophobas. Wikipedia link: darkling beetle Categories (lifeform): Tenebrionoid beetles Translations (Translations): 擬步行蟲 (Chinese Mandarin), 拟步行虫 (nǐbùxíngchóng) (Chinese Mandarin), pimikkökuoriainen (Finnish)

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