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.

Museum beetle, Museum pest. (Zo["o]l.) See Anthrenus.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)