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Webster 1913 Edition
Anthrenus
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An-thre′nus
(ăn-thrē′nŭs)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ἀνθρήνη
a hornet.] (Zool.)
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
Anthrenus varius
; the carpet beetle is Anthrenus scrophulariæ
. The larvæ are commonly confounded with moths.