"tapestry beetle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tapestry beetles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tapestry beetle (plural tapestry beetles)
  1. (obsolete) A small black dermestid beetle (Attagenus unicolor) whose larva feeds on tapestry, carpets, etc. Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Bostrichiform beetles Synonyms: black carpet beetle

Inflected forms

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