tenebrionid
American
[tuh-neb-ree-uh-nid]
/ təˈnɛb ri ə nɪd /
noun
Etymology
Origin of tenebrionid
1900–05; < New Latin Tenebrionidae family name, equivalent to Tenebrion-, stem of Tenebrio type genus (< Latin tenebriō, stem tenebriōn- one who operates in the dark) + -idae -id 2
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