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tenebrionid

American  
[tuh-neb-ree-uh-nid] / təˈnɛb ri ə nɪd /

Etymology

Origin of tenebrionid

1900–05; < New Latin Tenebrionidae family name, equivalent to Tenebrion-, stem of Tenebrio type genus (< Latin tenebriō, stem tenebriōn- one who operates in the dark) + -idae -id 2

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