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
Words nearby carpet beetle
carpenterworm,
carpenterworm moth,
carpentier,
carpentry,
carpet,
carpet beetle,
carpet bombing,
carpet bowling,
carpet grass,
carpet knight,
carpet moth
Example sentences from the Web for carpet beetle
And there's the carpet-beetle, whose babies eat carpets unless your mother tempts them with pieces of red flannel.
Little Busybodies |Jeanette Augustus Marks and Julia Moody
British Dictionary definitions for 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