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carpet beetles

carpet beetles is the plural of carpet beetle.

Meaning of carpet beetle

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.

Questions about carpet beetles

What is carpet beetles the plural of?
Carpet beetles is the plural of carpet beetle.

Words near carpet beetles in the dictionary

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

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