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tapestry beetle

tapestry beetle noun: a small black dermestid beetle (Attagenus unicolor) whose larva feeds on tapestry, carpets, etc.

Noun

tapestry beetle (plural tapestry beetles)

  1. (obsolete) A small black dermestid beetle (Attagenus unicolor) whose larva feeds on tapestry, carpets, etc.

Synonyms of tapestry beetle

Forms of tapestry beetle

pluraltapestry beetles

Questions about tapestry beetle

What does tapestry beetle mean?
Tapestry beetle means a small black dermestid beetle (Attagenus unicolor) whose larva feeds on tapestry, carpets, etc.
What part of speech is tapestry beetle?
Tapestry beetle is a noun.
What is the plural of tapestry beetle?
The plural of tapestry beetle is tapestry beetles.

Words near tapestry beetle in the dictionary

  1. tapester
  2. tapesters
  3. tapestried
  4. tapestries
  5. tapestry
  6. tapestry beetle
  7. tapestry beetles
  8. tapestry moth
  9. tapestry moths
  10. tapestrying
  11. tapestrylike

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