red flour beetle
English
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a red flour beetle
Noun
red flour beetle (plural red flour beetles)
- A species of darkling beetle, Tribolium castaneum.
- 2018, Damian Carrington, The Guardian, 13 November:
- The red flour beetle used in the experiments is a tropical species that thrives at 35C.
- 2018, Damian Carrington, The Guardian, 13 November:
References
red flour beetle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Tribolium castaneum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Tribolium castaneum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons