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cigarette beetle
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noun
a small cylindrical beetle, Lasioderma serricorne, that is a pest, especially of dried tobacco.
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Also called tobacco beetle, tow bug.
Origin of cigarette beetle
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby cigarette beetle
c.i.f.c.i., CIFE, cig, cigar, cigarette, cigarette beetle, cigarette card, cigarette end, cigarette girl, cigarette holder, cigarette lighter
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