Definition of Black carpet beetle

1. Noun. A carpet beetle that is solid black in color.

Generic synonyms: Carpet Beetle, Carpet Bug

Definition of Black carpet beetle

1. Noun. an oval shaped black beetle, ''Attagenus unicolor'' ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Carpet Beetle

black boxes
black bread
black bream
black brotus
black bryony
black buck
black buffalo
black cab
black caiman
black cake
black calla
black caraway
black card
black cardamom
black cards
black carpet beetle (current term)
black carpet beetles
black cat
black cataract
black catechu
black chamber
black chanterelle
black chanterelles
black cherry
black cherry tree
black coal
black coals
black cock
black cocks
black coffee

Literary usage of Black carpet beetle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1906)
"It is advisable to replace the carpets with rugs, as the latter are easily taken up and beaten. The Black Carpet-beetle is frequently ..."

2. How to Recognize and Eliminate Silverfish, Beetles, Cockroaches, Moths by Thomas A. Parker (1991)
"Such beetles as the black carpet beetle, the common carpet beetle, the warehouse beetle, the furniture carpet beetle, the varied carpet beetle, ..."

3. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"A similar species, darker in color and without the light markings, is the Black Carpet Beetle (Attagenus piceus Oliv.). Control measures consist in taking ..."

4. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"A similar species, darker in color and without the light markings, is the Black Carpet Beetle (Attagenus piceus Oliv.). Control measures consist in taking ..."

5. Insects Injurious to the Household and Annoying to Man by Glenn Washington Herrick (1914)
"Larva of the black carpet beetle. (x5.) . . .211 63. Pupa of the black carpet beetle, dorsal and ventral view. (x9.) ......... 212 64. The fish-moth, (x 2. ..."

6. Home Economics: A Guide to Household Management, Including the Proper by Maria Parola (1906)
"TWO DESTRUCTIVE CARPET-BEETLES There are two well-known species of these beetles in this country: the buffalo-bug and the black carpet-beetle. ..."

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