tenebrio molitor

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tenebrio molitor - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Meal \Meal\, n. [OE. mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D. meel, G.
     mehl, OHG. melo, Icel. mj["o]l, SW. mj["o]l, Dan. meel, also
     to D. malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan,
     Icel. mala, W. malu, L. molere, Gr. my`lh mill, and E. mill.
     [root]108. Cf. Mill, Mold soil, Mole an animal,
     Immolate, Molar.]
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     1. Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground
        and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans,
        pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.
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     2. Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but
        not granulated.
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     Meal beetle (Zool.), the adult of the meal worm. See Meal  worm
        , below.
  
     Meal moth (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect (Asopia  farinalis
        ), the larvae of which feed upon meal, flour,
        etc.
  
     Meal worm (Zool.), the larva of a beetle (Tenebrio  molitor
        ) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and
        is very injurious to flour and meal.
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