Definition of Carpet beetle

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carpet beetle

Noun
1. small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics
(synonym) carpet bug
(hypernym) beetle
(hyponym) buffalo carpet beetle, Anthrenus scrophulariae
(member-holonym) Dermestidae, family Dermestidae

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Dermestidae
The skin beetles or Dermestidae (Gyllenhaal 1808) are a beetle family. The family includes about 700 species found worldwide. The common names "carpet beetle", "larder beetle", "bacon beetle", "pantry beetle", "museum beetle", or "bow bug" apply more specifically to some of the sub-groups of this family.

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