Catorama

noun

Cat·​o·​rama

ˌkatəˈramə,

-ämə

: a genus of deathwatch beetles (family Anobiidae) including some that are pests of stored grain

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cato- + Greek horama that which is visible, from horan to see

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