| 单词 | skin-eater |
| 释义 | > as lemmasskin-eater skin-eater n. a moth or beetle which infests and destroys prepared skins or furs; any organism that feeds on skin. ΚΠ 1854 Trans. Amer. Inst. N.-Y. 1853 480 in Docs. Assembly State N.-Y. (77th Session, Doc. No. 150) V The second insect I found..is the Cryptophagus... Linnæus and Fabricius have formerly placed it among the Dermites (skin-eaters). 1901 Good Words Mar. 171/2 The skin-eaters (Dermestes) are beetles that bore into the toughest skins. 1999 National Wildlife Mag. Apr.–May 66/2 Ectoparasites [of birds] come in two forms: blood eaters that live on the skin itself, and skin eaters that reside in the tiny spaces between feathers. < as lemmas |
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