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fur beetle

fur beetle noun: a kind of beetle in the family Dermestidae, Attagenus pellio, best known as a pest that feeds on materials of animal origin, such as fur.

Noun

fur beetle (plural fur beetles)

  1. A kind of beetle in the family Dermestidae, Attagenus pellio, best known as a pest that feeds on materials of animal origin, such as fur.

Forms of fur beetle

pluralfur beetles

Questions about fur beetle

What does fur beetle mean?
Fur beetle means a kind of beetle in the family Dermestidae, Attagenus pellio, best known as a pest that feeds on materials of animal origin, such as fur.
What part of speech is fur beetle?
Fur beetle is a noun.
What is the plural of fur beetle?
The plural of fur beetle is fur beetles.

Words near fur beetle in the dictionary

  1. Fuquay
  2. Fuquays
  3. fur
  4. fur babies
  5. fur baby
  6. fur beetle
  7. fur beetles
  8. fur burger
  9. fur burgers
  10. fur cap
  11. fur caps

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