tapestry beetle

English

Noun

tapestry beetle (plural tapestry beetles)

1. (obsolete) A small black dermestid beetle (Attagenus unicolor) whose larva feeds on tapestry, carpets, etc.

Synonyms

• black carpet beetle

References

• “tapestry beetle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.