tenebrionid

Definitions of tenebrionid

1. noun

   sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
   synonyms: darkling beetle, darkling groung beetle

   types:

   flour beetle, flour weevil

   an insect that infests flour and stored grains

   type of:

   weevil

   any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles