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buffalo beetle definition

☆ buffalo beetle

the hairy larva of a carpet beetle (Anthrenus scrophulariae), harmful to furs and woolens

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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