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/kah"preuh, kap"reuh/a tiny cosmopolitan beetle, Trogoderma granarium, that is a pest of stored grain and other dried organic matter.[1925-30; < Hindi khapra lit., destroyer]
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khapra beetle
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khapra beetle — [kä′prə] n. [Hindi khaprā, lit., destroyer, akin to Sans kṣayati, (he) destroys < IE * gwhthei(e) , to swindle, destroy > Gr phthiein, to waste away] a dermestid beetle (Trogoderma granarium) native to S and SE Asia, now a destructive grain … English World dictionary
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khapra beetle — noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu khaprā, literally, destroyer Date: 1928 a dermestid beetle (Trogoderma granarium) that is native to the Indian subcontinent and is now a serious pest of stored grain in most parts of the world … New Collegiate Dictionary
khapra beetle — kha′pra bee tle [[t]ˈkɑ prə, ˈkæp rə[/t]] n. ent a tiny cosmopolitan beetle, Trogoderma granarium, that is a pest of stored grain and other dried organic matter • Etymology: 1925–30; < Hindi khaprā lit., destroyer … From formal English to slang
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