Anobiidae

plural noun

An·​o·​bi·​i·​dae

ˌanəˈbīəˌdē

: a family of small hard-bodied beetles with 5-jointed tarsi and generally serrate clubbed antennae that feed on dry vegetable materials and include destructive pests of stored foods and tobacco see drugstore beetle

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Anobium, type genus + -idae

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

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