cadelle

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A small blackish beetle (Tenebroides mauritanicus), both the larval and adult forms of which damage stored grain.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A French name of the larva of a beetle of the family Trogositidæ, the Trogosita mauritanica. It is about ¾ of an inch long, is whitish, with scattered hairs, and has a horny black head with two curved jaws. It is extremely destructive in granaries, and is often imported with grain into countries where it is not indigenous.