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Dermestidae

noun

carpet beetles

• Syn: ↑family Dermestidae

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Coleoptera, ↑order Coleoptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑carpet beetle, ↑carpet bug

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\\-təˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Dermestes, type genus + -idae

: a family of small beetles that have clubbed antennae and are very destructive both as larvae and adults to organic material of animal origin (as dried meats, fur, wool, or insect collections)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.