Beetle
Beetle noun - Insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings.
Deathwatch and beetle are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Deathwatch" with "Beetle", this nouns are similar.
Deathwatch
Deathwatch noun - Bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death.
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Beetle and deathwatch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beetle" instead a noun "Deathwatch".
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- In Practical Magic, the chirping of the deathwatch beetle foretells the death of a loved one.
Source: Portent of Doom -
That creepy tapping sound you hear at night is almost certainly a particular type of harmless beetle with the oh-so-reassuring name of the Deathwatch Beetle.
Source: It's Probably Nothing -
Nicola Murray in The Thick of It has the unfortunate combination of a desperate urge to not seem glum or smug and the comedic timing of a deathwatch beetle.
Source: Cannot Tell a Joke
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