cadelle

[ kuh-del ]

noun

1. a small, blackish beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus, that feeds, as both larva and adult, on stored grain and on other insects.

cadelle

/ kəˈdɛl /

noun

1. a widely distributed beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus, that feeds on flour, grain, and other stored foods, as well as on other insects: family Trogositidae

Word History and Origins

Origin of cadelle¹

1860–65; < French < Provençal cadello < Latin catellus, catella puppy, equivalent to cat ( ulus ) young of an animal + -ellus, -ella diminutive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of cadelle¹

French, from Provençal cadello, from Latin catellus a little dog

Example Sentences

Mme. Zelie Cadelle was certainly not particularly virtuous; but she was far from being the woman he expected to meet.

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Eleven o'clock struck as Zelie Cadelle rushed like a whirlwind into her friend's room.

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Mme. Cadelle's face had become somewhat anxious, and for over a minute she seemed to hesitate.

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We hear that other women lived in that house before Mme. Zelie Cadelle.

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And now,” he added, “go and announce me to Mme. Zelie Cadelle.

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