mealworm beetle

English

A mealworm beetle

Etymology

From meal +‎ worm + beetle.

Noun

mealworm beetle (plural mealworm beetles)

1. A darkling beetle (or darkening beetle) of species Tenebrio molitor, 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

• Catalan: escarabat de la farina m
• Czech: potemník moučný m
• Dutch: meeltor (nl) f or m
• French: ténébrion meunier (fr) m
• German: Mehlkäfer m, Schwarzkäfer m
• Korean: 갈색거저리 (galsaekgeojeori)
• Polish: mącznik młynarek (pl) m, mącznik (pl) m, młynarek (pl) m
• Russian: большо́й мучно́й хруща́к m (bolʹšój mučnój xruščák), мучно́й жук m (mučnój žuk), мучни́к (ru) m (mučník)
• Slovak: múčiar obyčajný m
• Volapük: tenebriod

References

• mealworm beetle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tenebrio molitor on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Tenebrio molitor on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons