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dried-fruit beetle

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dried-fruit beetle

[drahyd-froot]
–noun
a small beetle, Carpophilus hemipterus, of worldwide distribution, that infests ripe, dried, and fermenting fruits, esp. figs and dates.

Origin:
1915–20
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