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grain beetles

grain beetles is the plural of grain beetle.

Meaning of grain beetle

Noun

grain beetle (plural grain beetles)

  1. Any of several beetles from the families Silvanidae and Laemophloeidae that infest grains and grain products.
    • For instance, the saw-toothed grain beetle is commonly found, and prefers to develop, in dry fruits and naturally, its occurrence is mainly limited to fruit growing regions. The rusty grain beetle prefers crushed grain and therefore, usually inhabits grain mills and is widely distributed.1987, Gennadiĭ Alekseevich Zakladnoĭ, Vera Flegontovna Ratanova, Stored Grain Pests and Their Control, Oxonian Press, page 41

Questions about grain beetles

What is grain beetles the plural of?
Grain beetles is the plural of grain beetle.

Words near grain beetles in the dictionary

  1. grails
  2. grain
  3. grain alcohol
  4. grain alcohols
  5. grain beetle
  6. grain beetles
  7. grain boundary
  8. grain car
  9. grain cars
  10. Grain Coast
  11. grain corn

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