buffalo carpet beetle

buffalo carpet beetle

noun
See under carpet beetle.
Also called buf·fa·lo·bug [buhf-uh-loh-buhg] , buffalo bug, buffalo moth.

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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carpet beetle

noun
any of several small beetles of the family Dermestidae, the larvae of which are household pests, feeding on rugs and other woolen fabrics, especially Anthrenus scrophulariae (buffalo carpet beetle) and Attagenus piceus (black carpet beetle).
Also called carpet bug.


Origin:
1885–90
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buffalo carpet beetle

noun
a small black and red and white carpet beetle 
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