anthrenus scrophulariae

Anthrenus scrophulariae
    n 1: a small black and red and white carpet beetle [syn:
         {buffalo carpet beetle}, {Anthrenus scrophulariae}]
    

Anthrenus \An*thre"nus\ ([a^]n*thr[=e]"n[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
   'anqrh`nh a hornet.] (Zool.)
   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
   is {Anthrenus scrophulari[ae]}. The larv[ae] are commonly
   confounded with moths.
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Carpet \Car"pet\ (k[aum]r"p[e^]t), n. [OF. carpite rug, soft of
   cloth, F. carpette coarse packing cloth, rug (cf. It. carpita
   rug, blanket), LL. carpeta, carpita, woolly cloths, fr. L.
   carpere to pluck, to card (wool); cf. Gr. karpo`s fruit, E.
   {Harvest}.]
   1. A heavy woven or felted fabric, usually of wool, but also
      of cotton, hemp, straw, etc.; esp. a floor covering made
      in breadths to be sewed together and nailed to the floor,
      as distinguished from a rug or mat; originally, also, a
      wrought cover for tables.
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            Tables and beds covered with copes instead of
            carpets and coverlets.                --T. Fuller.
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   2. A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet.
      "The grassy carpet of this plain." --Shak.
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   {Carpet beetle} or {Carpet bug} (Zool.), a small beetle
      ({Anthrenus scrophulari[ae]}), which, in the larval state,
      does great damage to carpets and other woolen goods; --
      also called {buffalo bug}.

   {Carpet knight}.
      (a) A knight who enjoys ease and security, or luxury, and
          has not known the hardships of the field; a hero of
          the drawing room; an effeminate person. --Shak.
      (b) One made a knight, for some other than military
          distinction or service.

   {Carpet moth} (Zool.), the larva of an insect which feeds on
      carpets and other woolen goods. There are several kinds.
      Some are the larv[ae] of species of {Tinea} (as {Tinea
      tapetzella}); others of beetles, esp. {Anthrenus}.

   {Carpet snake} (Zool.), an Australian snake. See {Diamond
      snake}, under {Diamond}.

   {Carpet sweeper}, an apparatus or device for sweeping
      carpets.

   {To be on the carpet}, to be under consideration; to be the
      subject of deliberation; to be in sight; -- an expression
      derived from the use of carpets as table cover.

   {Brussels carpet}. See under {Brussels}.
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