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Carpet beetle — Carpet Car pet (k[aum]r p[e^]t), n. [OF. carpite rug, soft of cloth, F. carpette coarse packing cloth, rug (cf. It. carpita rug, blanket), LL. carpeta, carpita, woolly cloths, fr. L. carpere to pluck, to card (wool); cf. Gr. karpo s fruit, E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carpet beetle — or carpet bug n. any of a number of small beetles (family Dermestidae, esp. genus Anthrenus) whose larvae feed on furs and woolens, esp. carpets … English World dictionary
carpet beetle — noun small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics • Syn: ↑carpet bug • Hypernyms: ↑beetle • Hyponyms: ↑buffalo carpet beetle, ↑Anthrenus scrophulariae, ↑black carpet beetle … Useful english dictionary
carpet beetle — noun a small beetle whose larva (a woolly bear) is destructive to carpets, fabrics, etc. [Genus Anthrenus.] … English new terms dictionary
carpet beetle — /ˈkapət bitl/ (say kahpuht beetl) noun a small beetle, Anthrenus scrophulariae, whose larvae are destructive to carpets and other woollen fabrics …
carpet beetle — noun Date: circa 1889 any of several small dermestid beetles (genera Anthrenus and Attagenus) whose larvae are destructive especially to woolen goods … New Collegiate Dictionary
carpet beetle — car′pet bee tle n. ent any of several small beetles of the family Dermestidae, the larvae of which feed on fur and wool fabrics, esp. rugs Also called car′pet bug . Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
Black carpet beetle — Taxobox | name = Black carpet beetle regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Dermestidae genus = Attagenus species = A. unicolor binomial = Attagenus unicolor binomial authority = (Brahm, 1791)Carpet… … Wikipedia
Varied carpet beetle — Taxobox | name = Varied carpet beetle image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Dermestidae genus = Anthrenus species = A. verbasci binomial = Anthrenus verbasci binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
black carpet beetle — noun a carpet beetle that is solid black in color • Hypernyms: ↑carpet beetle, ↑carpet bug * * * noun : carpet beetle b … Useful english dictionary
