death-watch beetle

small beetle whose larva bores into wood with a ticking sound 红毛窃蠹（一种小甲虫）.

deanery, dear, dearest, dearly, dearness, dearth, deary (also dearie), death, death certificate, death duty, death penalty, death rate, death row (also death house), death's head, death-blow, death-mask, death-rattle, death-toll, death-trap, death-warrant, death-wish, deathbed, deathless, deathlike, deathly, deb, debacle, debar, debark, debarkation, debase, debasement, debatable, debatably, debate, debate on, debauch, debauched, debauchee, debauchery,