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cadelle
[ kuh-del ]
noun
- a small, blackish beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus, that feeds, as both larva and adult, on stored grain and on other insects.
cadelle
/ əˈɛ /
noun
- a widely distributed beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus, that feeds on flour, grain, and other stored foods, as well as on other insects: family Trogositidae
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cadelle1
1860–65; < French < ʰDZç cadello < Latin catellus, catella puppy, equivalent to cat ( ulus ) young of an animal + -ellus, -ella diminutive suffix
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cadelle1
French, from ʰDZç cadello, from Latin catellus a little dog
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Example Sentences
Maxence offered to go himself for Zelie Cadelle.
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Eleven o'clock struck as Zelie Cadelle rushed like a whirlwind into her friend's room.
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Cadelle; you because, being Vincent Favoral's son, your presence would certainly prove embarrassing to her.”
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Zelie Cadelle; how he should speak to her, and what cords he might yet cause to vibrate within her.
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“I know it from excellent sources, because, on my return from Louveciennes, I called in the Rue du Cirque, where I saw one Zelie Cadelle.”
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