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cigarette beetle

American  

noun

  1. a small cylindrical beetle, Lasioderma serricorne, that is a pest, especially of dried tobacco.

Etymology

Origin of cigarette beetle

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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Even cured tobacco has its pest, a minute insect known as the cigarette beetle, now widespread in America and "frequently the cause of very heavy losses."

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple

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