anthrenus

anthrenus
\\anˈthrēnəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek anthrēnē hornet, wasp — more at atheroma
: a genus of small beetles (family Dermestidae) having hairy larvae very destructive to woolen goods, fur, or other organic materials and including the carpet beetles and small gray and brown museum pests (A. varius and A. musaeorum) that destroy botanical and zoological specimens

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