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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A notable genus of beetles, of the family Dermestidæ, certain species of which are well known as museum pests.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fur, etc. The common “museum pest” is
Anthrenus varius ; the carpet beetle isAnthrenus scrophulariæ . The larvæ are commonly confounded with moths.
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