mealworm beetle

English

A mealworm beetle

Etymology

meal +‎ worm + beetle

Noun

mealworm beetle (plural mealworm beetles)

A darkling beetle (or darkening beetle) of species Tenebrio molitor, in the family Tenebrionidae, whose larvae (mealworms) are typically used as a food source for reptile, fish, and avian pets.

Synonyms

yellow mealworm beetle

Translations

mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor

Catalan: escarabat de la farina m
Czech: potemník moučný m
Dutch: meeltor (nl) f or m
French: ténébrion meunier (fr) m
German: Mehlkäfer m, Schwarzkäfer m
Korean: 갈색거저리 (galsaekgeojeori)
Polish: mącznik młynarek (pl) m, mącznik (pl) m, młynarek (pl) m
Russian: большо́й мучно́й хруща́к m (bolʹšój mučnój xruščák), мучно́й жук m (mučnój žuk), мучни́к (ru) m (mučník)
Slovak: múčiar obyčajný m
Volapük: tenebriod

References

mealworm beetle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tenebrio molitor on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Tenebrio molitor on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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