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cadelle

[ kuh-del ]

noun

  1. a small, blackish beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus, that feeds, as both larva and adult, on stored grain and on other insects.


cadelle

/ kəˈdɛl /

noun

  1. a widely distributed beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus, that feeds on flour, grain, and other stored foods, as well as on other insects: family Trogositidae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cadelle1

1860–65; < French < Provençal cadello < Latin catellus, catella puppy, equivalent to cat ( ulus ) young of an animal + -ellus, -ella diminutive suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cadelle1

French, from Provençal cadello, from Latin catellus a little dog
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Example Sentences

Mme. Zelie Cadelle was certainly not particularly virtuous; but she was far from being the woman he expected to meet.

Eleven o'clock struck as Zelie Cadelle rushed like a whirlwind into her friend's room.

Mme. Cadelle's face had become somewhat anxious, and for over a minute she seemed to hesitate.

We hear that other women lived in that house before Mme. Zelie Cadelle.

And now,” he added, “go and announce me to Mme. Zelie Cadelle.

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