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Anthrenus

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

noun. A notable genus of beetles, of the family Dermestidæ, certain species of which are well known as museum pests.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

noun. 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 scrophulariæ. The larvæ are commonly confounded with moths.