| 单词 | museum beetle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmuseum beetle museum beetle n. the dermestid beetle, Anthrenus museorum or a related species (family Dermestidae), whose larvae can cause severe damage to textiles, zoological and entomological collections, and stored goods. ΚΠ 1897 E. Hofmann Young Beetle-collector's Handbk. 65 A[nthrenus] museorum, Linn., the Museum Beetle. 1929 E. Step Brit. Insect Life (rev. ed.) 125 The worst member of the family in the opinion of the naturalist is the tiny Museum-beetle (Anthrenus musæorum) which finds its way even into air-tight Insect cases and causes havoc, the pretty little larva clad in brushes of stiff hair eating the bodies of our Insects and leaving only the severed wings, the pins and the labels! 1977 G. Vevers tr. H. Mourier & O. Winding Collins Guide Wild Life House & Home 99/1 When they attack textiles museum beetles are usually very fastidious, for they prefer clean new materials..or soft, expensive knitted goods. < as lemmas |
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