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Anthrenus
(n.)
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 A. varius; the carpet beetle is A.
scrophulariae. The larvae are commonly confounded with moths.