deathwatch beetle deathwatch • death-weary · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · deathwatch beetle · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 17 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death. Synonyms: deathwatch beetle, deathwatch, Xestobium rufovillosum. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · deathwatch · · Synonym 1 xestobium rufovillosum · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 l latin small letter l U+006C t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077