Rating | Solver | Clue |
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LADYBIRD | Small beetle | |
BARK BEETLE | A small beetle of many species (family Scolytidae), which in the larval state bores under or in the bark of trees, often doing great damage. | |
MALLET | A small maul with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, -- used in playing croquet. | |
FLEA-BEETLE | A small beetle of the family Halticidae, of many species. They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. The turnip flea-beetle (Phyllotr... | |
ANTHRENUS | A genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fur, etc. The common "museum pest" is A.... | |
DEATHWATCH | A small beetle (Anobium tessellatum and other allied species). By forcibly striking its head against woodwork it makes a ticking sound, which i... |