Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun deathwatch

2 senses of deathwatch

Sense 1
booklouse, book louse, deathwatch, Liposcelis divinatorius -- (minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers)
       => psocopterous insect -- (small soft-bodied insect with chewing mouthparts and either no wings or two pairs)

Sense 2
deathwatch beetle, deathwatch, Xestobium rufovillosum -- (bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death)
       => beetle -- (insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)