单词 | larder beetle |
释义 | > as lemmaslarder beetle larder beetle n. an insect which devours stored animal foods, Dermestes lardarius (Cent. Dict.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Dermestidae > dermestes lardarius (larder beetle) bacon beetle1832 skin beetle1842 larder beetle1895 1895 J. H. Comstock & A. B. Comstock Man. Study Insects xxi. 539 The Larder Beetle, Dermestes lardarius..is the most common of the larger members of this family. 1942 E. O. Essig College Entomol. xxxii. 559 Small convex scaly beetles usually feeding on dead or dry animal matter. (Skin or Larder Beetles.) Dermestidæ. 1974 Times 16 Apr. 12/7 The larder beetle has been left on the shelf, but a related species..is piling up its numbers. < as lemmas |
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