| NOUN | animal | carpet beetle, carpet bug | small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics |
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| Meaning | small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics. | |
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| Synonym | carpet bug | |
| Member of | Dermestidae, family Dermestidae | carpet beetles |
| Narrower | black carpet beetle | A carpet beetle that is solid black in color |
| buffalo carpet beetle, Anthrenus scrophulariae | A small black and red and white carpet beetle | |
| Broader | beetle | insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings |
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