mealworm beetle

English

Etymology

From meal +‎ worm + beetle.

Noun

mealworm beetle (plural mealworm beetles)

  2. 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.
    Synonym: yellow mealworm beetle
    Hypernyms: beetle < insect < arthropod < invertebrate < animal < creature, critter
    Coordinate term: mealworm (coordinate as larva versus adult; hyponymous as a form of the species)

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