mealworm beetle

English

A mealworm beetle

Wikispecies

Etymology

meal +‎ worm + beetle

Noun

mealworm beetle (plural mealworm beetles)

1. A species of darkling beetle (or darkening beetle), , in the family Tenebrionidae, whose larvae (mealworms) are typically used as a food source for reptile, fish, and avian pets.

Synonyms

• yellow mealworm beetle

Translations

mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor

• Czech: potemník moučný m
• Dutch: meeltor (nl) f or m
• French: Ténébrion meunier m, ténébrion (fr) m
• German: Mehlkäfer m, Schwarzkäfer m
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• Russian: большо́й мучно́й хруща́к m (bolʹšój mučnój xruščák), мучно́й жук m (mučnój žuk), мучни́к (ru) m (mučník)
• Slovak: múčiar obyčajný m
• Volapük: tenebriod