buffalo carpet beetle
noun
See under carpet beetle.
Also called
buf·fa·lo·bug
[buhf-uh-loh-buhg] /ˈbʌf ə loʊˌbʌg/,
buffalo bug,
buffalo moth.
Words nearby buffalo carpet beetle
buffa,
buffalo,
buffalo berry,
buffalo bill,
buffalo bird,
buffalo carpet beetle,
buffalo chips,
buffalo cloth,
buffalo currant,
buffalo fish,
buffalo gnat
Definition for buffalo carpet beetle (2 of 2)
carpet beetle
noun
any of several small beetles of the family Dermestidae, the larvae of which are household pests, feeding on rugs and other woolen fabrics, especially Anthrenus scrophulariae (buffalo carpet beetle) and Attagenus piceus (black carpet beetle).
Also called
carpet bug.
Origin of carpet beetle
First recorded in 1885–90
British Dictionary definitions for buffalo carpet beetle
carpet beetle
US carpet bug
noun
any of various beetles of the genus Anthrenus, the larvae of which feed on carpets, furnishing fabrics, etc: family Dermestidae