noun
small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics
• Syn: ↑carpet beetle
• Hypernyms: ↑beetle
• Hyponyms: ↑buffalo carpet beetle, ↑Anthrenus scrophulariae, ↑black carpet beetle
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dermestidae, ↑family Dermestidae
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carpet beetle or (N American) carpet bug noun
Any of several beetles or their larvae which are harmful to carpets and fabrics
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Main Entry: ↑carpet
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carpet beetle or carpet bug,
any one of several small beetles whose larvae destroy carpets, other fabrics, and furs; buffalo bug.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.