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khapra beetle

[ kah-pruh, kap-ruh ]

noun

  1. a tiny cosmopolitan beetle, Trogoderma granarium, that is a pest of stored grain and other dried organic matter.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of khapra beetle1

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Hindi khaprā “destroyer” + beetle 1

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