tenebrionid
/təˌnɛbriˈoʊnɪd/
noun
- A type of beetle that is usually dark-colored and lives in dry areas; also called a darkling beetle.
- The biology class studied a tenebrionid under a microscope.
- A tenebrionid scurried across the desert sand at night.
- Tenebrionids are important decomposers in arid ecosystems.