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DERMESTIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Carpet beetles

Synonyms:

Dermestidae; family Dermestidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Dermestidae" is a kind of...):

arthropod family (any of the arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Dermestidae"):

carpet beetle; carpet bug (small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics)

Holonyms ("Dermestidae" is a member of...):

Coleoptera; order Coleoptera (beetles)

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