cadelle

[ kuh-del ]

noun

1. a small, blackish beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus, that feeds, as both larva and adult, on stored grain and on other insects.

cadelle

/ kəˈdɛl /

noun

1. a widely distributed beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus, that feeds on flour, grain, and other stored foods, as well as on other insects: family Trogositidae

Word History and Origins

Origin of cadelle¹

1860–65; < French < Provençal cadello < Latin catellus, catella puppy, equivalent to cat ( ulus ) young of an animal + -ellus, -ella diminutive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of cadelle¹

French, from Provençal cadello, from Latin catellus a little dog

Example Sentences

Maxence offered to go himself for Zelie Cadelle.

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Eleven o'clock struck as Zelie Cadelle rushed like a whirlwind into her friend's room.

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Cadelle; you because, being Vincent Favoral's son, your presence would certainly prove embarrassing to her.”

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Zelie Cadelle; how he should speak to her, and what cords he might yet cause to vibrate within her. 

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“I know it from excellent sources, because, on my return from Louveciennes, I called in the Rue du Cirque, where I saw one Zelie Cadelle.”

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