tapestry beetle
English
Noun
tapestry beetle (plural tapestry beetles)
- (obsolete) A small black dermestoid beetle (Attagenus unicolor) whose larva feeds on tapestry, carpets, etc.
Synonyms
- black carpet beetle
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for tapestry beetle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)