Tenebrion
/təˈnɛbriən/noun
A darkling beetle, especially one in the family Tenebrionidae.
Did you know?Tenebrion is tied to the same Latin root as *tenebrous*, and the family name *Tenebrionidae* was chosen because many of these beetles are associated with dark, hidden places.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
tenebrionem
“a darkling beetle; literally a creature of darkness”
Late Latin
Latin
tenebrio
“darkling beetle”
18th Century
English
tenebrion
“a beetle of the darkling-beetle group”
Modern English
English
tenebrion
“a darkling beetle, especially one in the family Tenebrionidae”