WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
car′pet bee′tle, 
  1. Insectsany of several small beetles of the family Dermestidae, the larvae of which are household pests, feeding on rugs and other woolen fabrics, esp. Anthrenus scrophulariae (buffalo carpet beetle) and Attagenus piceus (black carpet beetle.) Also called car′pet bug′. 
  • 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
carpet beetle, carpet bug
  1. any of various beetles of the genus Anthrenus, the larvae of which feed on carpets, furnishing fabrics, etc: family Dermestidae
'carpet beetle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
black carpet beetle - buffalo carpet beetle

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