tapestry beetle

English

Noun

tapestry beetle (plural tapestry beetles)

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

Synonyms

black carpet beetle

References

“tapestry beetle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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