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Noun: carpet beetle  'kaa(r)pit 'beetl
  1. Small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woollen fabrics
    - carpet bug

Derived forms: carpet beetles

Type of: beetle

Part of: Dermestidae, family Dermestidae

Encyclopedia: Carpet beetle

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