"buffalo bug" meaning in All languages combined

See buffalo bug on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: buffalo bugs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} buffalo bug (plural buffalo bugs)
  1. (US) carpet beetle of species Anthrenus scrophulariae. Tags: US Synonyms: ommon carpet beetle, buffalo carpet beetle

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