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carpet beetle

carpet beetle noun: any of numerous species of beetles in the family Dermestidae, especially in the genus Anthrenus, which are pests that cause extensive damage to wool, leather, silk, feathers, many stored products, and animal specimens.

Noun

carpet beetle (plural carpet beetles)

  1. Any of numerous species of beetles in the family Dermestidae, especially in the genus Anthrenus, which are pests that cause extensive damage to wool, leather, silk, feathers, many stored products, and animal specimens.

Forms of carpet beetle

pluralcarpet beetles

Words formed from carpet beetle

  • black carpet beetle
  • brown carpet beetle
  • buffalo carpet beetle
  • common carpet beetle
  • furniture carpet beetle
  • varied carpet beetle

Questions about carpet beetle

What does carpet beetle mean?
Carpet beetle means any of numerous species of beetles in the family Dermestidae, especially in the genus Anthrenus, which are pests that cause extensive damage to wool, leather, silk, feathers, many stored products, and animal specimens.
What part of speech is carpet beetle?
Carpet beetle is a noun.
What is the plural of carpet beetle?
The plural of carpet beetle is carpet beetles.

Words near carpet beetle in the dictionary

  1. carpet bagger
  2. carpet baggers
  3. carpet beater
  4. carpet beaters
  5. carpet bedding
  6. carpet beetle
  7. carpet beetles
  8. carpet bomb
  9. carpet bombed
  10. carpet bombing
  11. carpet bombings

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