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ANTHRENUS
An
*thre "
nus,
n.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
fr.
Gr.
(Zoöl.)
Defn: 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
A. varius;
the
carpet
beetle
is
A. scrophulariæ.
The
larvæ
are
commonly
confounded
with
moths.
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