"buffalo bug" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buffalo bugs [plural]
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  1. (US) carpet beetle of species Anthrenus scrophulariae. Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Bostrichiform beetles Synonyms: ommon carpet beetle, buffalo carpet beetle

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