cigarette beetle
Americannoun
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."
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