Dermestesn.
/dəːˈmɛstiːz/ Entomology.
A genus of beetles (the type of the family Dermestidæ), the larvæ of which are very destructive to leather and other animal substances.
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1813 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. (ed. 4) III. 111 When touched, these insects counterfeit death; but they do not contract their legs, in the manner of the Dermestes, and some other Beetles.
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derˈmestid adj. and n. (a) adj. belonging to the family Dermestidæ; (b) n. a member of this family.
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derˈmestoid adj. resembling the genus Dermestes; belonging to the Dermestidæ.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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