{Museum beetle}, {Museum pest}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Anthrenus}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Museum — Mu*se um, n. [L., a temple of the Muses, hence, a place of study, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? a Muse.] A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or literary curiosities, or of works of art. [1913 Webster] {Museum beetle}, {Museum pest}. (Zo[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Museum beetle — Museum Mu*se um, n. [L., a temple of the Muses, hence, a place of study, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? a Muse.] A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or literary curiosities, or of works of art. [1913 Webster] {Museum beetle}, {Museum pest}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pest — /pest/, n. 1. an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance. 2. an insect or other small animal that harms or destroys garden plants, trees, etc. 3. a deadly epidemic disease, esp. a plague; pestilence. [1545 55; < L pestis… … Universalium
Pest — /pest/; Hung. /pesht/, n. See under Budapest. * * * Any organism, usually an animal, judged as a threat to humans. Most pests either compete with humans for natural resources or transmit disease to humans, their crops, or their livestock.… … Universalium
Museum Boerhaave — Established 1931 [1] Location Lange Sint Agnietenstraat 10 Leiden, Netherlands … Wikipedia
Pest — Der noch heute ganz geläufige redensartliche Vergleich Einen fürchten wie die Pest ist literarisch schon u.a. bei Grimmelshausen im ›Simplicissimus‹ (II. Kapitel 30, S. 195) belegt: »davon wurde ich gefürchtet wie die pest«; vgl. französisch… … Das Wörterbuch der Idiome
Pest house — In the past, a pest house or pesthouse was a hospital or hostel used for persons afflicted with communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, cholera, or smallpox. Often used for forcible quarantine, many towns and cities had one or more pesthouses … Wikipedia
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National Museum of Natural History — For the museum in Manhattan, see American Museum of Natural History. This article is about the museum in Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see National Museum of Natural History (disambiguation). Coordinates: 38°53′29″N 77°01′33″W … Wikipedia
Lower Saxony State Museum — The Lower Saxony State Museum in Hanover. The Lower Saxony State Museum (German: Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover) is a museum in Hanover, Germany. It is located opposite the New City Hall. The museum comprises the State Gallery… … Wikipedia
