Talk:deathwatch beetle
Add topicLatest comment: 5 years ago by Equinox in topic Etymology
Etymology
[edit]Our ety says the insect's ticking noise is "believed to herald death", while Chambers 1908 says it is "specially audible in the stillness of a death-chamber". Equinox ◑ 16:30, 14 July 2019 (UTC)