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mealworm beetle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A darkling beetle (or darkening beetle) of species Tenebrio molitor, in the family Tenebrionidae, whose larvae (mealworms) are typically used as a food source for reptile, fish, and avian pets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: yellow mealworm beetle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: beetle, insect, arthropod, invertebrate, animal, creature, critter

History

Etymology

From meal + worm + beetle.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: escarabat de la farina — mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor
  • Czech: potemník moučný — mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor
  • Dutch: meeltor — mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor
  • French: ténébrion meunier — mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor
  • German: Mehlkäfer — mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor
  • German: Schwarzkäfer — mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor
  • Korean: 갈색거저리 (galsaekgeojeori) — mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor
  • Polish: mącznik młynarek — mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor
  • Polish: mącznik — mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor
  • Polish: młynarek — mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor
  • Russian: большо́й мучно́й хруща́к (bolʹšój mučnój xruščák) — mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor
  • Russian: мучно́й жук (mučnój žuk) — mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor
  • Russian: мучни́к (mučník) — mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor
  • Slovak: múčiar obyčajný — mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor
  • Turkish: un böceği — mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor
  • Volapük: tenebriod — mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor